Bhubaneshwar: Tension prevailed on Saturday in Odisha’s KIIT University campus following alleged gangrape of a student of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) by some unidentified youths on Friday night.
After the news about the incident spread in the campus, the students staged road blockade demanding immediate arrest of the accused. According to the agitating students, the girl was gangraped by the miscreants when she was on her way to NIFT hostel located inside KIIT University campus.
“At around 2 am on Friday night, when the girl was walking down to her hostel room after meeting some of her friends in the campus, she was forcibly taken away by some unidentified youths who were suspiciously moving around the hostel. Although it happened in front of the hostel warden and security guards, no one protected the girl who was screaming for help,” the agitating students said.
Alleging that all efforts were being made to suppress the incident, the students demanded for production of CCTV footages to know the identity of the accused.
“All attempts are being made to suppress the incident. Eyewitnesses have been asked to remain absent. One of the security guards of the hostel who is suspected to be involved in the crime did not report for work,” the students said.
The students blocked KIIT-Sikharchandi road and demanded immediate arrest of the culprits.
“The entire incident has got recorded through a CCTV camera and we demand examination of the video footage by college authorities to identify the accused,” the students said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Satyabrata Bhoi denied the charge of gang-rape and said investigation was on to know what exactly had happened.
“As far as I know, no such incident (gangrape) has taken place. She was under medication. She is okay now. Further investigation are on,” said Bhubaneswar DCP Mr Bhoi.
The police are investigating why the girl was moving in the campus at late night. Besides, they are contemplating to interrogate the warden and security guard.
