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Mangaluru: Domestic help raped, accused arrested


Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Jun 17, 2019 : Police have arrested a man in connection with the rape  of a domestic help working at his house in Pandeshwar.

 

arrest17jun19The accused arrested is identified as Ravi Ucchila (40), a resident of Subhashnagar in Pandeshwar and is employed at a gas agency. The victim in question belongs to the schedule caste.

The woman was working at the house of the accused since 7 years. Ravi not only used her for sex, but also tortured her mentally and physically. He used to give her sleeping tablets, capture explicit  images of sex acts. He would then blackmail the lady that if she left the work, he would share the images on social media.

The victim also alleged that she got pregnant recently and had gone in for abortion.

Based on the complaint by the family of the victim lady, Pandeshwar Women’s Police station has registered a case. The accused has been remanded to judicial custody. Investigations are in progress