BENGALURU: Two college students and an electrician have been arrested in Bengaluru for allegedly gang-raping a 19-year-old student and blackmailing her with an obscene video recorded without her consent. The accused — G Vikas, 20, a student of Allied Health Sciences; N Prashant, 20, a Bachelor of Commerce student; and their friend Chetan J, 26 — are all residents of Magadi town. They have been remanded to judicial custody at Ramanagara district prison.
Police said the arrests followed a complaint filed by the survivor, who studies at a private college in Bengaluru. Vikas and Prashant attend different private colleges on the outskirts of the city and commute daily from Magadi. According to the police, Vikas befriended the survivor via social media about six months ago. He allegedly took her to Chetan’s house in Magadi, which was vacant at the time, and secretly recorded their private moments. The videos were allegedly shared with Prashant and Chetan, who then allegedly used them to blackmail the survivor and coerce her into repeated sexual acts. A police officer said, “We immediately arrested the accused. Their mobile phones have been sent to the forensic science laboratory to retrieve deleted videos.” A senior official urged victims of sexual exploitation to come forward, saying, “Silence only emboldens offenders. Reporting such crimes at the earliest helps prevent further abuse and ensures accountability.”
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