24-year old Rahul has been arrested on a complaint from the students -- four from the U.S. And one from Nigeria -- that he trespassed into their room molested them in the wee hours of yesterday, they said.
Rahul is an MBA graduate and employee of the 'Club House', a private accommodation facility. The students are in the city as part of a three month-long exchange programme in the Kerala University campus near here.
Though he fled after the women sought police help, the accused was taken into custody within a few hours, police said.
A case has been registered under IPC sections including 448 (trespass), 354 (A) (physical contact and advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures), 506 (1) (criminal intimidation), police added.
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