Two Jabalpur Agri University Staff Remanded in Alleged Campus Rape of Job-Seeker

Overview

• A 22-year-old woman reported being raped on Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University’s Jabalpur campus after a promise of employment.
• She had found a social-media post about contractual vacancies and, after calling a vice-chancellor’s office number, was told to bring documents and stay in contact.
• In her complaint, she says clerk Durga Shankar Singerha took her to a room on the campus for a supposed interview as peon Mukesh Sen locked the door from outside.
• Police arrested Singerha, 58, and Sen, 42, from their homes within hours, then produced them in court on Friday, where they were remanded to judicial custody.
• An FIR under rape and related sections was registered at Adhartal police station, and officers say the investigation continues.