JNU has suspended a PhD scholar, who has been accused of rape by a fellow student, and declared the campus out of bounds for him pending an enquiry, a decision which comes following protests from students and teachers. Anmol Ratan, an activist of the left-affiliated All India Students’ Association (AISA), has also been expelled from the student outfit and police have booked him.
A 28-year-old research student has alleged that Ratan raped her after offering a spiked drink in his hostel room in JNU on August 20.
“Considering the seriousness of the case and in confirmity with zero tolerance against sexual assault on women, Anmol Ratan is suspended from the university with immediate effect during pendency of the case,” the suspension order read.