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Woman accuses Munirathna of repeated rape, FIR lodged
Woman accuses Munirathna of repeated rape, FIR lodged
最后更新时间: 2024-09-19 18:42:40
Bengaluru: A criminal case for repeated rape was registered against N Munirathna , BJP MLA from RR Nagar, who was granted bail by a special court for elected representatives in an SC/ST atrocity case on Thursday. Munirathna, who had been granted anticipatory bail in a threat for extortion case, had not stepped out of the Central Prison, Bengaluru, till late night. The court directed him to furnish a bond of Rs 2 lakh and provide surety of two persons. A 40-year-old woman from Bengaluru has filed a complaint against the MLA with Kaggalipura police in Ramanagara district, accusing him of raping her for two years from March 2020. Police registered a case under the sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including 376 (2) - (Being a public servant, commits rape on a woman in such public servant's custody or in the custody of a public servant subordinate to such public servant). The woman accused Munirathna of using her to honey-trap the husband of an ex-corporator and recording obscene videos of another woman. Besides Munirathna, the FIR identified his six associates, including a gunman, as co-accused for hatching a criminal conspiracy against the woman and recording her videos after sedating her with sleeping pills. No arrests have been made in the rape case. According to the woman, Munirathna befriended her in March 2020 when she was distributing masks among the public during the pandemic. "Slowly, he became close to me. One day, he made a video call and asked me to undress but I refused. A few days later, he called me to his godown where he raped me. He threatened me, saying there are many cameras inside the godown which had recorded the incident. I was told that if I complain to the police or reveal the matter to anyone, I will be defamed. Fearing for my life and social stigma, I kept quiet, and taking advantage of my situation, Munirathna raped me several times," she claimed. ‘Another woman's videos recorded' The complainant alleged that the MLA's gang had taken another woman to different hotels and resorts. "Munirathna wanted to defame that woman. Video recordings of her changing dress were recorded first. Saying he needed more such videos, Munirathna arranged for his six men. They made the woman drink sleeping tablet-laced juice, and recorded obscene videos of her," she claimed.