Hyderabad: Rachakonda police commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat on Tuesday arrested a Yemeni student accused of alleged rape and molestation of two Chinese students under the Preventive Detention (PD) Act.
Amjad Shawki Abdul Rakeeb Al Qadhi, a BCA student at Nizam College, had came to in India on a student visa. He was staying at Nacharam. The victims also came on a student visa from China and were pursuing post-graduation. The accused and victims were friends.
According to police, on June 25, 2021, the accused called one of the girls to his flat. He served her juice with some sedatives. When she fell unconscious, he raped her. He threatened her with dire consequences if she revealed the incident to anyone.
In other case, the accused sexually assaulted another Chinese student. He also hit her on the left shoulder causing injuries.
Later victims approached the Nacharam Police, which booked a case of rape and molestation. The accused was held and remanded to judicial custody.
According to the remand order, he was lodged in Central Prison, Chanchalguda on July 10.
With a view to prevent him from indulging in such criminal activities and preserve public order in the society and universities, Mahesh Bhagwat invoked PD Act and detained him at Central Prison, chanchalguda, Hyderabad.
