NEW DELHI, July 15: Two Lecturers and their friend have been arrested for raping a college student in Bengaluru on Multiple occasions and blackmailing her.
Narendra, a physics lecturer, and Sandeep, a biology lecturer, and their friend Anoop worked in a private college in the city where the survivor was a student.
According to the police complaint, Narendra first approached the student under the pretext of sharing academic notes and gradually built a friendship through constant messaging. Exploiting her trust, he lured her to Anoop’s room in Marathahalli and sexually assaulted her and then threatening her into silence.
Days later, Sandeep made advances towards the student. When she resisted, he allegedly blackmailed her, claiming to have photos and videos of her with Narendra. He also allegedly raped her at Anoop’s residence.
Anoop, the third accused and a friend of the lecturers, allegedly intimidated the survivor by falsely claiming there were CCTV recordings of her in his room and later assaulted her as well.
The traumatized student confided in her parents when they visited her in Bengaluru. The family approached the Karnataka State Women’s Commission and then filed a complaint at the Marathahalli Police Station. The two teachers and Anoop have been arrested and produced before a court.
(Subham Singh)