Two lecturers among three arrested for rape of student of Moodabidri college in Bengaluru

Two lecturers of a private college in Moodabidri are among three persons arrested for allegedly raping a student after blackmailing her with videos and photos .

The incident came to light when the accused allegedly started blackmailing her demanding more sexual favours. Unable to bear the harassment, the victim shared her ordeal with her parents. The family approached the Karnataka women’s commission.

Based on a direction by the women’s commission, Marathahalli police registered a case of rape and blackmail, and arrested the trio.

According to the complaint, the girl is a student of a college in Moodabidri in Dakshina Kannada district in coastal Karnataka. One of the accused, Narendra, teaches physics and the other, Sandeep, teaches biology in the college .

Narendra allegedly befriended the complainant by offering to share notes and would chat with her frequently. When the student visited Bengaluru for some work, on the pretext of sharing more notes, Narendra allegedly took her to the house of his friend Anoop at Marathahalli, and raped her. He told the student not to reveal what transpired between them to anyone.

Narendra allegedly bragged about the incident to his friend Sandeep who allegedly started blackmailing the student seeking sexual favours.

After a few days, Anoop and the two accused allegedly started blackmailing the girl and raped her.

The police have taken the trio into custody.