{{A Rwandan student of Annamalai University in India has been held on charges of raping a woman from the same country [Rwanda]. The woman is also studying at the university.}}
The Rwanda High commission in India acknowledged to IGIHE that:”It is aware of the case in Chidambaram in which a male Rwandan Student at Annamalai Universiry in Tamil Nadu is alleged to have raped a Rwandan female student.”
However, Mucyo Rutishisha, the 2nd Counsellor to the embassy wrote to us “The case is under police investigation and the alleged suspect is under judicial custody. For legal reasons, we cannot reveal the name of the suspect or the victim”
He said the High commission is following up the case closely and will update IGIHE as investigations progress.
Police in Chidambaram said the woman lodged a complaint with Annamalai Nagar police station saying her colleague [{name withheld}], 22, a second-year MSc student of information technology, had taken her to his house last Friday and raped her.
She was admitted to the university’s medical college-cum-hospital. Police registered a case against the suspect and arrested him on Sunday.
They produced him before a court, which remanded him in judicial custody.
The woman said she received an invitation for sightseeing and after visiting a few places she requested him to help her reach a friend’s house located near his residence in Annamalai Nagar.
The accused had promised to do so but took her home and raped her, she alleged.
DSP R Rajaram said police received information from the medical college-cum-hospital about a rape case and a team went there to obtain the woman’s statement.
“We’ve obtained the medical report of the woman and we’ve requested the judicial magistrate to order a medical examination of the accused to ascertain the rape charges,” said Rajaram.
angedelavictoire@igihe.com
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