Bhubaneswar: Police arrested a final-year BTech student of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), Burla, late last night for allegedly physically assaulting a female classmate at his rented accommodation.

The complaint, filed at Burla police station, stated that the accused not only beat the victim on Tuesday but also subjected her to mental torture, blackmail and tried to extort money from her. Both the accused and the victim are final-year students of the same university. ADVERTISEMENT

Acting on the FIR, police took the student into custody, produced him in court, and sent him to judicial custody after his bail application was rejected. He has now been lodged in Sambalpur Circle Jail.

Confirming the incident, VSSUT vice-chairperson Dipak Kumar Sahoo said that they had re

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