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Bengaluru PG Owner Arrested for Raping Nursing Graduate After Theft Confession

Medical examination confirmed sexual assault, leading authorities to charge him under sections 64(1), 74 and 75(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Act.

Bengaluru PG owner sexually assaults resident after faking ring search, arrested
A PG owner in Bengaluru was arrested for alleged sexual harassment on a girl.
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Overview

  • The 21-year-old victim from Andhra Pradesh moved into Ravi Teja Reddy’s STB Ladies PG on June 15 while seeking employment in Bengaluru.
  • On June 20, she allegedly stole three gold rings from another resident and disabled the floor’s CCTV camera wiring before being exposed.
  • Reddy summoned her on June 21 under the pretext of questioning the theft, threatened police action and allegedly raped her when she pleaded for mercy.
  • Hesitant at first, the victim later confided in a friend who secured legal assistance, and a hospital’s medico-legal report confirmed the assault.
  • Reddy was arrested on June 23, remanded to judicial custody and formally booked under sections 64(1), 74 and 75(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Act.