JNU rape case: Mobile phones of victim, accused seized

New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) The mobile phones of both the28-year-old JNU PhD scholar, who has alleged that she was rapedby an AISA activist from the university, and the accused havebeen seized by police for forensic tests. The victim and the accused had first started interactingon Facebook and were also in touch over phone which have beenseized for forensic tests, a senior police officer said today. Accused Anmol Ratan, who last night surrendered at theVasant Kunj(North) police station, was questioned for severalhours during which he maintained that the victim is his friendbut denied the allegations against him, the officer said. The accused was today remanded in 14 days judicial custodyby a Delhi court. The victim’s statement was recorded by a magistrateyesterday, wherein she stood by her charge of rape against theaccused. She had accused Anmol of raping her in a JNU hostel afteroffering her a spiked drink on August 20. PTI SLB VIT DIP ZMNDIP