Suspect in Mangaluru Airport explosives case, Aditya Rao worked in a hotel in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: Aditya Rao, the primary suspect in the Mangaluru Airport Explosives case who surrendered to the police on Wednesday morning in Bengaluru was reportedly working in a hotel at Balmatta in Mangaluru from last one month.
Aditya, a resident of Manipal in Udupi District was working in the billing department of the hotel.
One of the co-workers of Aditya at the hotel informed Vartha Bharati that Aditya always wore cap on his head and did not mingle with many people at the work. He also added that Aditya would order some sort of white powder from online shopping sites and would work with it.
The co-worker also added that Aditya would bring a bag to work every day and would keep it near his chair on the first floor of the hotel in billing department.
Aditya surrendered himself to the police at the office of DGP-IGP Neelamani Raju on Wednesday morning following which a team of Mangaluru Police led by Mangaluru North ACP Belliappa has left for Bengaluru. The team will take custody of Aditya from Bengaluru Police and will bring him to Mangaluru for further investigation, Mangaluru Police Commissioner, Dr. PS Harsha said.
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Three arrested for gangrape, blackmail of college student in Bengaluru
Ramanagara (Karnataka) (PTI): Three men have been arrested for allegedly gangraping a 19-year-old college student and blackmailing her using a video of the assault, police said on Thursday.
The incident occurred in October at the house of one of the accused in Magadi taluk of Bengaluru South district, they added.
Of the three accused, two are college students, while the third is an electrician by profession, police said.
According to police, the woman came into contact with the prime accused, also a college student, around six to seven months ago.
He befriended her, gained her confidence, and later entered into a relationship with her after promising marriage.
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On the pretext of the relationship, he allegedly established a physical relationship with her and secretly recorded the act on his mobile phone without her knowledge.
He later showed the video to his friends, who are co-accused in the case, a senior police officer said.
In October, the prime accused allegedly threatened and blackmailed the woman using the video clip of their intimate moments and forced her to comply with his demands.
He then allegedly sexually assaulted her along with the other two accused. The assault was also recorded, police said.
The video was later circulated on WhatsApp by one of the accused, they added.
Unable to bear the harassment, the victim informed her parents and approached the police.
Based on her complaint, a case was registered on December 17 at the Magadi police station under Sections 64 (rape), 70 (gangrape) and 71 (punishment for repeat offenders) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, police said.
Bengaluru South District Superintendent of Police Srinivas Gowda said all three accused were arrested.
"Two of them are students, and one is employed. All three were known to the victim and had been acquainted with her for more than a couple of months," he said.
