Anmol Ratan, former AISA president and JNU student accused of raping a fellow student, is likely to apply for an anticipatory bail in Patiala House court in Delhi today. RAPE COMPLAINTIn her complaint, the woman alleged that Ratan sexually assaulted her in his room in the Brahmaputra hostel. PROTESTS ERUPTFollowing the incident, protests erupted in the campus with several ABVP leaders demanding rustication of the accused and AISA activist. The right-wing also initiated an aggressive social media campaign against the alleged Anmol's alleged crime under the title of "Bekhauf Azadi" (Unbridled Freedom). Meanwhile, the AISA and other Left student organisations distanced themselves from the incident and appealed to the administration to act immediately and strictly against the accused.

Source: India Today August 23, 2016 05:53 UTC