Lover two others arrested for raping woman for a year after breakup in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: A dance master of a private school and his two friends were arrested by the Kodigehalli police on Sunday on the charges of raping his ex-girlfriend multiple times during the course of the year after blackmailing her using her intimate videos and photos, reported the Times of India.
The arrested have been identified as Andi George, Santosh and Shashi who are said to be aged between 28-29 and were residents of Vidyaranyapura and surrounding areas.
As per the report, the woman was unemployed and was residing with her parents in Northeast Bengaluru. The woman and George met over social media three years ago. Following which they fell in love, and George took the woman to his house, they went on outstation trips. During which George recorded their intimate videos on his smartphone. Both of them were in a relationship till June 2021.
The women ended the relationship with George after learning about his wicked behavior. But, George blackmailed the woman telling her that he will upload the photos and videos on social media, and raped her on several occasions at different locations.
George shared the woman's personal information with two of his friends and coerced her into engaging in sexual activities with them. He also secretly recorded the intimate moments between Santosh, Shashi, and the woman. The woman was forced to participate, and George collected money, ranging from Rs 3,000 to Rs 5,000, from his friends for these encounters.
After the woman decided to stop meeting them, George resorted to further harassment by creating an Instagram account to share her photos and videos with others. Distressed by the situation, the woman filed a complaint, leading to the seizure of incriminating evidence such as photos, videos, a pen drive, laptop, and mobile phones from the accused by the police.
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Airlines got 999 hoax bomb threats till Nov 14 this year; 256 FIRs filed: Govt
New Delhi, Nov 28: Airlines received 999 hoax bomb threats this year till November 14 and as many as 256 FIRs have been filed while guidelines have been issued by aviation security regulator BCAS for objective assessment of threats, the government said on Thursday.
In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said a total of 1,148 hoax bomb threat messages/calls have been received since August 2022 till November 14, 2024 threatening the operations of international and domestic air travel.
While 999 threats were received by airlines during the period from January to November 14, 2024, the count stood at 122 last year and at 27 for the August-December 2022 period.
"256 FIRs have been filed since January 2024 till 14 November 2024, out of which 163 FIRs have been filed during 14 October- 14 November 2024. 12 arrests have been made in view of hoax bomb threat since January 2024 till 14 November 2024," the minister said.
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has issued guidelines for objective assessment of threats. The indicative factor has been useful in reducing time taken by the Bomb Threat Assessment Committee (BTAC) during the decision-making process.
"Also, to reduce the overall time taken for convening BTAC to less than 5 minutes, virtual assembly of BTAC through pre-generated video link has been set up. Further, advisories for compulsory 10 per cent of secondary ladder point check-in for all flights, strict monitoring of non-scheduled flight operations, enhanced security measures and surveillance at cargo terminals were issued," Mohol said.
Further, the minister said the government is considering amending the Aircraft (Security) Rules, 2023 to put hoax threat messenger in the no-fly list.
"It is also being considered to amend Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation for covering Aircraft in flight as well as on ground, airport etc," he added.
