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Bengaluru Paying-Guest Owner Arrested for Raping Student

An FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita highlights urgent calls for tougher protection of women in private lodgings.

Bengaluru PG Owner
The incident happened on the night of August 2, Saturday.
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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.