College student, 22, arrested for drugging and sexually assaulting woman at Madh Island party

Police in Mumbai have arrested a 22-year-old college student in connection with a case of sexual assault on a young woman in the Malad area. It is alleged that the woman was given an intoxicant and then sexually assaulted.

According to police, the incident took place on October 29 during a party on Madh Island in Malad. The arrested student attends a well-known college in Vile Parle.

The allegation is that an intoxicant was mixed into the woman's drink at the party. After she lost consciousness, the accused sexually assaulted her, it is alleged. These are, for now, allegations, and police have acted on the basis of them.

The woman told her parents about the incident. After they were informed, a complaint was filed with the police in the first week of November.

Police have registered a case against the accused under Sections 64(1), 74, 123 and 3(5). The arrested student is 22 years old.

Another suspect is also named in the FIR. His role in the sexual assault case is not yet clear, and police have not shared anything more about him so far.