Overview

• A college student alleged that Ashraf demanded she “cooperate” sexually in exchange for food and lodging before forcing her into his car.
• According to the FIR, Ashraf drove the 20-year-old tenant to a secluded location around 12:41 am and raped her before returning her to the PG by 2:15 am.
• Police registered an FIR under Sections 64 (rape) and 137 (kidnapping) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Soladevanahalli station and remanded the 37-year-old Kerala native to judicial custody.
• The survivor had moved into Ashraf’s property just ten days earlier and said he threatened her not to disclose the incident.
• This arrest follows another paying-guest owner’s rape allegation last month, intensifying scrutiny of women’s safety in Bengaluru’s private accommodations.