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Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Niranjan Sharma said that a first-year student of a private university in the city in Madhya Pradesh lodged a complaint of rape, after which an investigation began.

The first-year student was allegedly sexually assaulted on October 23 and approached the police the next day, an official said (Representative Image)

Gwalior (MP), Oct 26: A 19-year-old student of a private university in Gwalior accused a 23-year-old man of raping her and a female student of abetting the murder, police said on Saturday. .

The first-year student was allegedly sexually assaulted on October 23 and approached the police the next day, an official said.

Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Niranjan Sharma said a first-year student of a private university in the city in Madhya Pradesh lodged a complaint of rape, after which an investigation began.

The complainant told the police that she was on the university campus when a third-year student picked her up in a car and offered her some food laced with toxic substances. After that, a classmate of the senior raped her, the official said, citing the complaint.

Sharma said the police have registered a case of rape and criminal conspiracy against both the seniors.

Arrests will be made after investigation, the official said, adding that police are collecting CCTV footage and other evidence.

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