Bengaluru: PG Proprietor Arrested For Raping Nursing Scholar After She Confessed To Theft

In a surprising incident, a nursing scholar was allegedly raped by the proprietor of a paying visitor (PG) lodging after she confessed to a theft. 

The police have arrested the accued. The accused has been recognized as 35-year-old Ravi Teja Reddy, the proprietor of the PG facility. The 

In accordance with the police, Reddy raped the 21-year-old lady after she admitted to stealing three gold rings from one other woman residing in the identical PG.

Following the sufferer’s criticism, Reddy has been booked for rape and brought into police custody.

The sufferer, a nursing graduate from Andhra Pradesh, had joined the PG solely per week previous to the incident and was trying to find a job, the police stated.

Investigations revealed that the sufferer had allegedly stolen three gold rings from one other PG inmate.

She had additionally disconnected the CCTV digital camera wire in the course of the theft.

Nonetheless, she requested one other inmate whether or not the CCTV footage would nonetheless be recorded regardless of the wire of the CCTV digital camera being lower.

This dialog was shared with Reddy, which raised his suspicion on the nurse.

Reddy then summoned the sufferer for questioning and threatened at hand her over to the police.

The woman reportedly confessed to the theft, after which Reddy instructed his aides to retrieve the hidden valuables, police added.

When the sufferer pleaded with Reddy to forgive her and to not inform the police, he allegedly slapped her and sexually assaulted her.

Initially hesitant to file a criticism, the sufferer later confided in a male buddy.

The buddy then contacted a city-based advocate, who helped lodge a proper criticism with the police.

Primarily based on the criticism, the police despatched the sufferer for a medical examination and arrested the accused.

Reddy has been booked below Sections 64(1), 74, and 75(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Act.

In her criticism, the sufferer stated that Reddy initially touched her personal elements below the pretext of checking her.

When she resisted, he allegedly pressured her to carry out oral intercourse.

The FIR additional mentions that the sufferer, unable to manage her urge to vomit after the assault, ran to the restroom.

Reddy adopted her and allegedly pressured her to have unnatural intercourse once more.

The sufferer additionally stated that Reddy later threatened her to not reveal the incident to anybody.

It was solely after the sufferer’s pals got here to her help that she gathered the braveness to file a criticism.

(With IANS inputs)