Overview
- Basaveshwaranagar police arrested Mylarappa on Friday after the complainant filed two cases, with FIRs registered under BNS Sections 74, 75, 78, 79, 352, 351(2) and 3(5), according to officials.
- The FIR alleges prolonged sexual harassment and intimidation, repeated visits to the woman’s home, abusive messages, and threats to damage her reputation unless she cooperated or paid Rs 1.5 crore.
- A second complaint at Kamakshipalya reports threats to force withdrawal of the case, including a warning of an acid attack, police records state.
- A senior officer said two cases have been filed — one for harassing the woman and another for creating a disturbance — while police took the accused for a medical exam and prepared to present him in court.
- Investigators are scrutinizing the role of an alleged associate named Jayamma, as the case proceeds against the former registrar who has previously faced removal from key university posts in 2012 and 2019.