Two lecturers, associate held for 'raping' student in Karnataka
Bengaluru (PTI): Two male lecturers from a private college in Dakshina Kannada district and their associate have been arrested for allegedly raping a female student after "blackmailing" her with videos and photos, police said on Tuesday.
The student is from the same college where the accused are employed as lecturers in Moodabidri.
According to police, the student alleged that one of the lecturers befriended her under the pretext of sharing academic notes and began chatting with her frequently.
He later allegedly invited her to Bengaluru, again citing academic reasons, and raped her at his friend’s residence, police added.
The lecturer then threatened her with dire consequences if she disclosed the incident to anyone.
The accused reportedly boasted about the assault to another lecturer, who then allegedly began blackmailing the student using photos and videos and demanded sexual favours.
In her complaint, the student further alleged that the associate also raped her, blackmailing her with videos of the initial assault and claiming to possess CCTV footage of her visit to the accused’s house in Bengaluru, a senior police officer said.
The assaults are believed to have taken place last month. However, the matter came to light only after the student informed her parents, who then approached the Karnataka State Women’s Commission.
Acting on the commission’s direction, the Marathahalli Police registered a case on July 5 under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and arrested all three accused.
Police have begun collecting digital and forensic evidence related to the case.
The college authorities have been notified, and a report has been sent to the Department of Higher Education for further action.
When contacted, the college said the lecturers have not yet been dismissed.
The investigation is ongoing, police said.
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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.
