A 33-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for raping a 17-year-old tribal lady on February 2 who later died by suicide, stated police. Police have recognized the person as Srikanth, a forest watcher and driver at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve.
Police stated, the person raped the minor when she returned to her village based mostly in Nellore. She labored as a personal nurse in Bengaluru. The person, who had identified her for years, lured her into accompanying him to his pal’s home. He promised her a brand new job with the next wage. He took the lady in an autorickshaw to his pal’s home the place he allegedly raped her.
A couple of employees close by observed the 2 in the home and took photos and movies of them, stated police. After a number of days, when the lady’s father discovered in regards to the incident, he threatened the accused to file a rape case towards him and demanded ₹8 lakh to maintain quiet. In response to the police, they reached an settlement to settle the matter for ₹4 lakh. The accused paid ₹3.5 lakh in money to the lady’s father, saying he would pay the remaining ₹50,000 the subsequent day. Nevertheless, the subsequent day when the daddy requested for the remaining cash, the accused refused.
Following the non-payment of the remaining cash, the daddy filed a grievance. Nevertheless, the police didn’t instantly register the case towards Srikanth.
In the meantime, when the lady discovered that her father had taken cash from the accused to settle the matter, she died by suicide on February 13, stated police.
Subsequently, a crew consisting of Ladies and Baby Safety officer Sachin Suvarna, district baby safety employee IS Kiran, District Ladies and Baby Safety Unit social employee Poreyanda Swathi, Social Welfare Division assistant director Preeti Chikkamadiah, and Jamma Pale Committee president JK Thimma visited the spot to assemble particulars in regards to the incident from the lady’s mother and father. They then pressurised the police for motion.
“Following the grievance of the lady’s father, we instantly registered an FIR towards the accused driver and arrested him,” stated police inspector Ishran . “Now we have booked him underneath sections 376 (rape) and 306 (abetment to suicide) of the Indian Penal Code, sections of the Prevention of SC/ST Act, and Safety Of Kids from Sexual Offences (Pocos) Act. We produced him earlier than a Justice of the Peace on Sunday that despatched him to 14-day judicial custody,” added the inspector.