A Cambridge University student accused of rape has been found not guilty after a jury took more than nine hours to reach a verdict.
Prithvi Sridhar, 21, a student at Queens' College, stood accused of raping a fellow student in her halls of residence at a different Cambridge college.
After a total of nine hours and 10 minutes deliberating, the jury reached a majority verdict of not guilty last Wednesday.
Speaking after the verdict, his father Mr Sridhar said: "We are all extremely relieved and we are very happy. His life could have been ruined by this allegation but we're glad he can now get back on track."
The family said Sridhar now looks forward to moving on with his life and completing his degree and studies at Queens' College. Sridhar took a gap year from Queens' College, where he was on course to achieve a first in engineering, to prove his innocence.
