Indian student jailed for raping woman in UK; CCTV clip shows him carrying her home

June 18, 2023
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CCTV showed Preet Vikal carrying the victim in his arms and later across his shoulders out of the city centre. (South Wales Police Cardiff @SWPCardiff/Twitter)

A 20-year-old Indian student has been arrested and sentence in the United Kingdom for raping a woman last year.

Preet Vikal had carried the “intoxicated” woman to his flat in UK’s Cardiff and raped her in June last year, the BBC reported. South Wales Police also shared the CCTV footage of Vikal carrying the “intoxicated” victim in his arms to his room.

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Vikal had met the victim while she was out with her friends in Cardiff city centre. The South Wales Police said in a press release that while the victim was initially seen with her friends, she became separated and was later seen on CCTV being carried by Vikal along King Edward VII Avenue and North Road.

Source: The Indian Express