Moodbidri lecturers accused of raping student; Three arrested in Bengaluru
Moodbidri: Two lecturers from a Moodbidri-based college and their friend have been arrested in Bengaluru on charges of repeatedly raping a female student. The arrests were made following a complaint filed by the survivor at the Marathahalli Police Station. According to the complaint, the accused developed closeness with the student under the guise of sharing academic notes. This was followed by blackmail and repeated sexual assaults. The arrested have been identified as Narendra, a physics lecturer; Sandeep, a biology lecturer; and their friend Anoop.
The initial abuse began when Narendra allegedly befriended the student by offering notes and maintaining regular communication through chats. Even after the student moved to Bengaluru, Narendra continued the contact and eventually took her to his friend’s rented room in Marathahalli, where he is said to have raped her. He then reportedly threatened her to remain silent.
Following this, Sandeep, the biology lecturer, attempted to sexually assault the student. When she resisted, he allegedly blackmailed her using photos and videos from the previous incident and then proceeded to rape her. ### Friend Also Implicated The flat where the second assault took place belonged to Anoop. After the incident, he too contacted the student and allegedly threatened her, claiming the CCTV footage showed her visiting his room. He then raped her as well, according to the complaint.
Initially too afraid to report the abuse, the student eventually confided in her parents as the situation worsened. Her parents took her to the Women’s Commission, where she received counseling and subsequently filed a formal police complaint.
Marathahalli Police have arrested all three accused and have launched an in-depth investigation. Preliminary findings suggest that the accused lecturers may have similarly targeted other students in the past. Further inquiries are ongoing.
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Two arrested in K'taka for assaulting minors, uploading CSAM content
Bengaluru (PTI): Two men were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls, recording the acts on mobile phones and uploading the videos online as child sexual abuse material, police said on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Kiran Kumar (29), hailing from Chitradurga district, and Aditya M K (20), hailing from Shivamogga district, they said.
A probe was initiated after information was received from the NCRP portal regarding a suspected instance of creation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) for online dissemination, police said.
Accordingly, a case was registered at Kaggalipura Police Station under relevant sections of the IT Act on May 10, they added.
Investigation revealed that two minor girl victims were exploited and videos were created and uploaded to the internet. The child victims have subsequently recorded their statements as per procedure and further necessary legal steps have been taken, Pronab Mohanty Director General of Police, Cyber Command, said in a statement.
Based on the statements of the victims, the accused persons, who allegedly assaulted the minors, recorded the acts on mobile phones and uploaded the videos online, were arrested, he said.
Following the probe, sections 65(2) (rape) and 70 (gangrape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant sections of the POCSO Act, have been added to the FIR, police said.
Officials collected relevant information and on May 12, arrested the accused persons and seized three mobile phones belonging to them, in which the videos had allegedly been recorded, he said.
The accused were later produced before the court and taken into police custody for further investigation, he added.
According to him, in CSAM cases, police usually apprehend offenders who have downloaded such content or have kept them in their possession after obtaining them from elsewhere, usually the internet.
"The present case is one of the very few instances where content creators and uploaders have been apprehended," Mohanty added.
