The Bengaluru Metropolis police have arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly raping a lady and blackmailing her utilizing her nude images and movies.
The arrested has been recognized as Arun T A, a resident of Thrissur in Kerala. A BA graduate, he labored as an assistant to the priest on the Sree Vishnumaya Swamy temple, the police mentioned. The arrest comes after a 38-year-old lady approached the police in Might and filed a criticism.
In response to the police, the lady had visited the temple in October 2024 searching for “divine” intervention to the problems she confronted in life. “Her husband had handed away and she or he was dealing with loads of issues. Throughout her go to, Arun befriended the lady and informed her that somebody had carried out black magic towards her household, inflicting their troubles,” an officer mentioned.
“Luring her by promising to unravel the issue, the priest received her contact particulars and began to converse together with her. He requested her to seem bare on video calls. Later, he allegedly sexually assaulted her and threatened to do black magic towards her if she complained in regards to the matter or knowledgeable anybody,” the officer added.
Nevertheless, when the calls and threats elevated, the lady knowledgeable her relations and filed a criticism on Friday. The police subsequently registered a case and arrested Arun. “We’re but to get extra particulars as investigations are underway,” a police officer mentioned.
Earlier this month, the Belagavi police in Karnataka arrested three males and apprehended two minor boys for allegedly gang-raping a 15-year-old woman a number of instances. The police mentioned one man had initially befriended the woman, following which he and 5 others gang-raped her in December final yr and filmed the assault on their telephones. The accused allegedly used the movies of the assault to blackmail the survivor earlier than gang-raping her once more in January this yr.