Bengaluru: A man has been arrested in Bengaluru on charges of allegedly raping a woman from Jaipur whom he befriended at a pub in Koramangala. The accused, Sameer, was arrested by the Madiwala police and remanded to judicial custody.
The incident reportedly began when the woman, who had come to Bengaluru from Rajasthan, visited a pub in Koramangala. According to her complaint, she asked Sameer for a lighter while trying to smoke. He used the opportunity to strike up a conversation and subsequently obtained her phone number.
The accused allegedly stayed in touch with the woman and later invited her to a hotel in Madiwala. The two consumed alcohol in the hotel room, where Sameer allegedly sexually assaulted her after she became intoxicated, the complaint stated.
The woman reportedly walked out of the hotel in the early hours and approached the Madiwala police. Based on her statement, the police registered a case and initiated action against the accused.
Sameer was taken into custody and later sent to Parappana Agrahara Central Prison.
The police have taken up an investigation into the complaint and are examining the sequence of events leading to the alleged assault. Further details are awaited.
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Source: The Siasat Daily
