PUNE: A 20-year-old engineering student was allegedly raped by two men at a lodge in Islampur on Friday after they made her consume a soft drink laced with alcohol, police said on Monday.
Police said Shardul picked her up on a black Activa and took her to the Ishwarpur bus stop, where he introduced her to Pratham. The incident occurred between 10am and 2pm at a lodge on the Ishwarpur-Kameri road. Police arrested the two accused, identified as Shardul Patil and Pratham Sachin Patil, both residents of Islampur. The two allegedly took her to a lodge instead of dropping her at the hostel. She also alleged that she was threatened with death if she disclosed the incident to anyone. The woman returned home and informed her family about the incident. She later approached the police with her family and lodged a complaint against the two men.
Superintendent of police, Sangli, Tushar Doshi said, “According to the complainant, the accused allegedly gave her a soft drink mixed with alcohol and sexually assaulted her. The accused later left the survivor near a bus stand and fled, police said. Police arrested the accused on Saturday night. They were produced before a court on Sunday which remanded them to police custody for three days.
