Texted, called friend after rape: Woman to court

The friend the victim referred to had introduced her to Farooqui and is from Eastern Uttar Pradesh, where the victim did research work.

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The American research scholar, who was allegedly raped by Peepli Live co-director Mahmood Farooqui, Thursday told a fast track court she had texted — and later, shared over phone — details of the incident to a friend, who had introduced her to the accused.

Corroborating the version of the prosecution, the victim, during in-camera proceedings, described the sequence of events after the alleged rape. Sources said she told Additional Sessions Judge Sanjiv Jain about texting a friend on WhatsApp about she being “upset” with Farooqui. After sending the text messages, she took a taxi and, during the ride, she also spoke to her friend over phone, narrating the incident, the sources said.

The friend the victim referred to had introduced her to Farooqui and is from Eastern Uttar Pradesh, where the victim did research work.

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The recording of evidence, which lasted more than 30 minutes, remained inconclusive and will continue on September 22, when she is likely to be cross-examined by the defence.

Meanwhile, a Forensic Science Laboratory official told the court the forensic report would be ready by September 22.

The defence had earlier urged the court to fast track the report on key call details and emails exchanged between the victim and the accused.

Kaunain Sheriff M

Kaunain Sheriff M is an award-winning investigative journalist and the National Health Editor at The Indian Express. He is the author of Johnson & Johnson Files: The Indian Secrets of a Global Giant, an investigation into one of the world’s most powerful pharmaceutical companies. With over a decade of experience, Kaunain brings deep expertise in three areas of investigative journalism: law, health, and data. He currently leads The Indian Express newsroom’s in-depth coverage of health. His work has earned some of the most prestigious honours in journalism, including the Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism, the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) Award, and the Mumbai Press Club’s Red Ink Award. Kaunain has also collaborated on major global investigations. He was part of the Implant Files project with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which exposed malpractices in the medical device industry across the world. He also contributed to an international investigation that uncovered how a Chinese big-data firm was monitoring thousands of prominent Indian individuals and institutions in real time. Over the years, he has reported on several high-profile criminal trials, including the Hashimpura massacre, the 2G spectrum scam, and the coal block allocation case. Within The Indian Express, he has been honoured three times with the Indian Express Excellence Award for his investigations—on the anti-Sikh riots, the Vyapam exam scam, and the abuse of the National Security Act in Uttar Pradesh. ... Read More

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