Bengaluru City Police Arrest 40-Year-Old Man for Alleged Rape and Blackmailing

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The Bengaluru City police have arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly raping a woman and blackmailing her using her nude photos and videos. The accused, Arun T A, worked as an assistant to the priest at the Sree Vishnumaya Swamy temple in Bengaluru. According to the police, the woman had visited the temple in October 2024 seeking "divine" intervention to the issues she faced in life, and Arun befriended her, promising to solve her problems. He allegedly sexually assaulted her and threatened to do black magic against her if she complained or informed anyone.

Key Takeaways:

  • The accused, Arun T A, is a 40-year-old man from Thrissur in Kerala, who worked as an assistant to the priest at the Sree Vishnumaya Swamy temple in Bengaluru.
  • The woman, a 38-year-old, was visiting the temple in October 2024 seeking "divine" intervention for her life's problems.
  • Arun befriended the woman, promising to solve her problems, and allegedly sexually assaulted her, threatening to do black magic against her if she complained or informed anyone.
  • The woman informed her family members and filed a complaint, leading to the arrest of Arun.
  • The police are yet to get more details as investigations are underway.
  • This incident follows a similar case in Belagavi, Karnataka, where three men and two minor boys were arrested for allegedly gang-raping a 15-year-old girl and blackmailing her using videos of the assault.
  • The accused in Belagavi allegedly used the videos to blackmail the survivor before gang-raping her again in January this year.

Statistics:

  • The accused, Arun T A, is 40 years old.
  • The woman who was allegedly raped was 38 years old at the time of the incident.
  • The investigation is ongoing, and the police are yet to get more details.
  • In a similar case, three men and two minor boys were arrested for allegedly gang-raping a 15-year-old girl in Belagavi, Karnataka.
  • The accused in the Belagavi case allegedly used videos of the assault to blackmail the survivor before gang-raping her again in January this year.

Sources:

  • The Bengaluru City police press release, The News Minute, "Bengaluru priest arrested for allegedly raping woman, blackmailing her with nude photos" (source not explicitly stated in the original text, reference not possible)
  • IE Online Media Services Pvt. Ltd. The accused is a BA graduate who hails from Thrissur in Kerala, the Bengaluru City police said.