Overview

• Narendra, a physics lecturer; Sandeep, a biology lecturer; and their friend Anoop were arrested on July 15 after a police FIR was registered on July 5
• The student was enticed to Bengaluru with promises of academic notes and then subjected to repeated rape with threats involving intimate photos, videos and alleged CCTV footage
• The survivor informed her parents more than a month after the assaults and filed a complaint with the Karnataka State Women’s Commission
• Marathahalli police are interrogating the accused and gathering evidence to determine if additional students were similarly exploited
• The case has underscored systemic gaps in responding to campus sexual violence amid national calls for stronger protections and faster remedies