IIT employee arrested for molesting PhD student

Powai police officers said the woman was perusing PhD in Physics. She told the police that the accused,Saudi Rajan,after a game of badminton on Saturday morning,invited her to his quarters on the campus for coffee. “Since he insisted that she have coffee with him,she agreed,” said a police officer. The woman told the police that Rajan served her snacks and cake. He later offered her a cup of coffee and kept one cup for himself,the police said. “After having the coffee,the woman felt drowsy. She remembered calling her friend in Andhra and trying to message her boyfriend before she fell unconscious. After that,she does not remember what happened,” said the officer.

Doctors confirmed the woman was under the influence of drugs when she was brought in.

“We spoke to a friend of the victim. She told us that on Saturday,the victim’s friend from Andhra Pradesh called her up and asked if the victim was with her. That is when she realised that the victim was missing. The friend at IIT Bombay along with other friends then began searching for the victim but could not trace her,” said the police officer.

A police officer said the victim’s friend knew that Rajan had been calling her for coffee,and the group informed the security staff at the campus about the same. Around 11 am on Saturday,they found Rajan and asked about the victim. “The group went to his residence and asked him to open the door. Rajan opened the door,and they found the victim lying unconscious on the sofa. The group then rushed her to the IIT Hospital,where the doctors asked them to take her to Rajawadi. The doctors told us that the victim’s clothes were found to be in an improper condition,which made it apparent that the accused had molested her,” said the officer from the Powai police station.