India, Oct. 17 -- A 22-year-old engineering student was arrested and remanded to judicial custody for the alleged rape of his senior inside a private college in Bengaluru.

The complainant said that the accused, identified as Jeevan Gowda, forcibly tried to kiss the survivor during lunch break, and when she resisted, he dragged her to the men's toilet and raped her, HT reported earlier.

Police have registered a case under Section 64 (rape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

The assault has also triggered a political slugfest as opposition leaders are blaming the Congress-led state government for failing to protect women.

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