Overview

• Sharma was apprehended by Kempegowda International Airport police after going absconding and has been handed over to Chikkaballapur authorities for questioning.
• A formal first information report has been registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita’s Section 69 for rape and Section 351 for criminal intimidation.
• According to the FIR, Sharma allegedly forced a 40-year-old woman and her minor son from Uttar Pradesh to Bengaluru and confined the woman in a private hotel near the airport on August 17, where he is accused of sexual assault and threats to kill her.
• Police have provided security for the survivor and her son and have commenced legal proceedings based on her complaint lodged at the BIAL Airport police station.
• Authorities are probing claims of additional victims and examining whether Sharma used political influence to evade earlier cases.