Nijam Asgar Hashmi appealed against the conviction and filed an interim application seeking suspension of sentence and release on bail.

Some jurors began to cry as videos of the assault were shown, the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reported

The Police have filed an FIR under sections 376 (rape), 376 (2)(n), 377, 420, 323, 504, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860

Students staged protest outside Aurobindo Bhavan until late at night, demanding the revoke of permission. They claimed that it would "affect the harmony on the campus and create rifts."

The region has been experiencing "incessant rains" over the past few days, which have significantly raised the water levels of the Jhelum river among other water bodies in the area