Overview
- Bagalgunte police arrested 29-year-old Shubham Shukla after a complaint alleging cheating, theft and sexual exploitation.
- Officials say cases were registered under relevant IPC sections along with the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
- According to police, he first befriended the younger sister, a minor, then targeted the elder sister in a live-in relationship in Bengaluru.
- Investigators allege he concealed his marriage, subjected the woman to physical and mental abuse, and siphoned about Rs 20 lakh and roughly 200 grams of gold.
- He was produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody, with police stating that further investigation, including financial verification, is underway.