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Bengaluru South District constabulary arrested 3 men connected December 17 for allegedly raping a pistillate from their colony and signaling the enactment connected camera. The trio aboriginal shared the clip among themselves.
The accused person been identified arsenic Vikas and Prashanth, some assemblage students, and Chetan, an electrician — each residents of a colony successful Magadi taluk. The woman, a assemblage student, alleged that the battle took spot successful October astatine Chetan’s house.
According to the police, Vikas, the premier accused, allegedly developed a relationship with the pistillate and promised to wed her. He established a carnal narration with the woman. The accused allegedly filmed the enactment without the cognition of the pistillate and showed the clip to the different accused. The pistillate alleged that Vikas utilized the video clip to endanger her and sexually assaulted her repeatedly.
In October, Vikas allegedly threatened the unfortunate with the aforesaid video clip and forcibly sexually assaulted her on with the 2 different accused, which was besides filmed. The video was aboriginal leaked by 1 of the accused and was circulated connected WhatsApp. The unfortunate informed her household and approached the police.
Police person seized the mobile phones of the accused and are reviewing the data. A elder constabulary serviceman said they are examining who filmed the video and with whom it was shared.
R. Srinivas Gowda, Superintendent of Police, Bengaluru South District, confirmed the arrests to The Hindu and the sections invoked successful the FIR. The FIR has been registered nether Sections 70 (gang rape), 71 (punishment for repetition offenders), and 64 (rape) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
