B'luru: 24-year-old woman stabbed, sexually harassed, extorted by fellow resident in Whitefield PG
Bengaluru: A 24-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed, sexually harassed, and extorted by a fellow PG resident in Whitefield earlier this week.
The police arrested Sai Babu Chennuru, 37, an Andhra Pradesh native, as reported by Deccan Herald on Saturday.
The woman, a private bank analyst, said the incident took place around 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday at a PG in White Rose Layout. She had opened the door after hearing the doorbell, thinking it was a friend. Chennuru allegedly pushed his way inside, locked the door behind him, and threatened her with a knife.
The police statements reportedly reveal that he stabbed the left side of her back, undressed her, clicked explicit photos and attempted to force her into sexual acts.
After threatening to kill her and take his own life, he extorted Rs 14,000 from her UPI account and demanded an additional Rs 70,000 before fleeing the scene.
A friend rushed her to a private hospital, where she gave her statement to the police. “The police registered cases for trespass, extortion, attempted murder and molestation,” DH quoted an officer close to the investigation as saying.
The case grew complex after the suspect, who alleged that he was in a two-month relationship with the woman, filed a counter-complaint, alleging assault by PG staff and residents.
He alleged that PG staff members Pradeep and Shiva, along with three others, assaulted him around 10:30 p.m. that night. The attack, he claimed, involved the use of hands, wire, and iron rods, resulting in serious injuries to his hands, legs, and face. He was later hospitalised. His version led to the filing of a second FIR.
Police confirmed that the two were known to each other. The investigation is ongoing to verify both versions of the incident, while the suspect remains in custody.
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Budget 2026-27 directionless, visionless; nothing for Bengal in it: Mamata
Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday described the Union Budget for 2026-27 as "directionless, visionless and anti-people”, which had nothing on offer for her state.
Banerjee, speaking to reporters at Kolkata airport before leaving for New Delhi, also claimed that the Budget had nothing for the common man.
"This Budget is directionless, visionless, actionless and anti-people. It is also anti-women, anti-farmer, anti-education and against the SC, ST and OBC... There is nothing on offer for Bengal in the Budget," she alleged.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget in the Lok Sabha earlier in the day.
