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Whatever happened was consensual: Youth's counsel

1 2 Kolkata: The 26-year-old MBA second-year student, accused of raping a young psychologist on the B-school campus in Kolkata, has stressed before cops, counsel and his family that he was innocent and whatever happened was "consensual". "We believe the youth has been framed. Whatever the cops have now are only allegations made once by the woman. Majority of the facts mentioned in the complaint do not tally with the evidence the cops have collected so far, and the woman too hasn't come forward since then with more information and clarity in this case. Also, the woman's father has said no sexual assault happened. Hence, we believe the youth is innocent and have complete faith in the judiciary," said his counsel, Kanishk Ravindran, on Monday. The youth, who scored 99.7 percentile in data interpretation and logical reasoning in the CAT (Common Admission Test) in 2022, completed engineering from Bengaluru and was initially pursuing a PG course from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade before he dropped out and took admission at the Kolkata B-school in June 2024. You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata "He is a bright student. He stresses he is innocent but has gone into depression, concerned over his studies, exams, and the impact the arrest would have on his career. The case was presented in the same lines of the crimes at RG Kar Medical College and a law college in Kolkata. But this is an entirely different case. The student here met the woman on a dating app, and Friday was only the second time they were meeting. A thorough police investigation will prove that my client is innocent," Ravindran added.