A police constable in Bengaluru has been arrested on fees of sexually exploiting a feminine advocate after promising to marry her, an official mentioned on Saturday.

The accused is recognized as Siddu a.ok.a. Sidde Gowda Halagali, a police constable with the Particular Motion Drive (SAF). The Basaveshwaranagar police have charged him with rape and violating the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

Based on the First Info Report (FIR), the sufferer, who’s from a Scheduled Caste neighborhood, met the accused at a marriage in Hubballi. They exchanged telephone numbers and commenced speaking often.

The sufferer, a practising lawyer in Bengaluru, grew nearer to the accused, who ultimately proposed to her. She initially resisted, citing their completely different caste backgrounds and the potential for familial opposition.

The accused, nevertheless, promised he would persuade his household and would marry her regardless. He then referred to as the sufferer to a resort room in Bengaluru, expressing his love for her. The FIR states that regardless of her resistance, he raped her.

Afterward, as she was crying within the toilet, he consoled her by once more promising marriage and continued to remain in contact together with her. Following this, the accused started taking cash from her and repeatedly exploited her.

When she insisted on marriage, he allegedly abused her and acknowledged he would by no means marry her as a result of she belonged to a “decrease caste”.

He additionally threatened her, leveraging his place within the police division and saying he would guarantee she was “handled” if she continued to press for marriage.

The sufferer additionally reported that he had slapped her. The police have initiated an extra investigation into the matter. Earlier, on February 25, the Bengaluru police had arrested a constable for raping a minor woman who had come to report sexual assault case.

The incident had taken place within the limits of Bommanahalli police station. The 17-year-old sufferer, was lured by her neighbour into relationship and he allegedly sexually assaulted her repeatedly.

The sufferer had come to file a police report was lured by the cop, taken to a resort, made her client alcohol and assaulted her.

In January 3, a 58-year-old Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) was arrested and suspended after a video , which allegedly confirmed him sexually harassing a lady who approached him with a criticism, went viral on social media.