Petty NEET aspirant held hostage and raped for over six months in Kanpur; 2 teachers detained – Times of India

KANPUR: A minor student from Fatehpur who moved here to prepare for her NEET medical entrance exam from a leading coaching institute was allegedly held hostage for over six months and raped by two of the teachers. The student alleged in her complaint that a teacher recorded the attack and blackmailed her with threats to release the contents of the video on social media, exploiting her for months. She fell into depression and filed the FIR a year later.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Kalyanpur) Abhishek Kumar Pandey said the case was registered on Friday after approaching the Kalyanpur police station. The medical examination of the student was done and her statement was recorded on Saturday.
Both teachers – Sahil Siddiqui, who taught biology, and Vikas Porwal, who taught chemistry – have been arrested and charged for offenses such as rape, wrongful confinement, criminal intimidation and under provisions of the Pocso Act. The student was 17 years old when this happened.
In her complaint, the survivor told police that Siddiqui invited her to his friend’s flat in Kalyanpur’s Makdi-Khera area for a New Year party in January 2023, saying other students would also be there.
She alleged that when she reached the flat, she found only Siddiqui there who drugged her by lacing her soft drink with sedatives and raped her while also videotaping the episode.
According to the complaint, Siddiqui allegedly held her hostage in his flat for over six months, during which he repeatedly raped her and also threatened to share the video online if she spoke about it to anyone.
The student alleged that Porwal raped her a few months later.
She said in the FIR that she could not muster the courage to seek police help as she feared it would endanger her family.
Six months later, the girl’s mother arrived in Kanpur and took her with her.
Initially, the girl was hesitant to approach the police, but she decided to take the step when she came across a video of Siddiqui sexually harassing a coaching student.
“An FIR has been registered against both the accused teachers under the Pocso Act and other BNS sections including 328 (causing hurt by poison, etc., with intent to commit offense), 376(2) (n) (commits rape repeatedly against the same woman), 344 (wrongful confinement for 10 or more days) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation),” said ACP (Kalyanpur) Abhishek Kumar Pandey.