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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SC seeks ED's response on journalist's bail plea in money laundering case
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to file its response within three days on a bail plea of journalist Mahesh Langa in a money laundering case linked to an alleged financial fraud.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi also asked senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the jailed journalist, to file rejoinder, if needed, to the ED's response within two days of it being filed.
The top court fixed the case for further hearing on December 15.
During the brief hearing on Monday, Sibal said a journalist has been facing as many as six cases.
"The journalist is accused of extortion," the counsel for the ED said and sought a short adjournment on the ground that Solicitor General Tuhar Mehta was unavailable at the moment.
The top court on September 8 sought responses from the Gujarat government and the ED on Langa's bail plea.
While issuing the notices on Langa's bail plea, the bench asked, "What kind of a journalist is he?"
"With due respect, there are some very genuine journalists. But there are also people who on their scooter say we are 'patrakar' (journalists) and what they actually do everybody knows," the bench told Sibal.
Sibal replied that these are all allegations.
"In one FIR, he gets anticipatory bail, then a second FIR is lodged and again anticipatory bail is granted but now he is booked under a third FIR for income tax evasion. There are other things also against him," Sibal submitted.
He added that there is a background to the case also.
On July 31, the Gujarat High Court rejected Langa's bail plea in the money laundering case on the grounds that if released on bail, prejudice would be caused to the prosecution case.
On February 25, the ED said it arrested Langa in a money laundering investigation linked to an alleged financial fraud.
He was first arrested in October 2024 in a GST fraud case.
The money laundering case against Langa stems from two FIRs filed by Ahmedabad police on charges of fraud, criminal misappropriation, criminal breach of trust, cheating and causing wrongful loss of lakhs of rupees to certain people.
