Vlogger in Bengaluru rapes woman under false promise of marriage, arrested

The Bengaluru police on Saturday arrested a vlogger for allegedly raping a young woman he met on social media by deceiving her with false promise of marriage, reported NDTV.

According to the details, the accused has been identified as Junaid, a resident of Vazhikadavu.

Police said that Junaid had been sexually exploiting the woman for nearly two years at various hotels in Malappuram and nearby areas.

Following this, he took nude photos of her and used them to threaten her.

Later when the victim lodged a complaint, the Malappuram police registered a case and tracked down the accused, who was on his way abroad to evade arrest.

Police mentioned that the accused was arrested near Bengaluru Airport by a team led by Malappuram Inspector P Vishnu in the early hours of Saturday.

After completing legal formalities, the accused was produced before a local court, said the police.

Similar incident:

In a dispute between two advocate siblings in Bengaluru's, the younger brother stabbed his elder brother to death during a heated argument over ancestral property on Friday, reported NDTV.

According to the details, the incident took place around 11:30 am when the accused, Nagendra (30), visited his brother, 35-year-old Srikanta, at his residence in the Bommanahalli area.

Police said that the siblings' father, Thimmappa had earlier converted agricultural land into a residential layout and built over 65 houses some decades ago. Since the father died two years ago, the two brothers have been fighting over their inheritance of the property.

Earlier on Tuesday, a man allegedly raped a 26-year-old woman inside a state transport bus at the busy Swargate bus stand in Pune.

Pune police registered a case against the man named Dattatray Ramdas Gade. "The accused is on the run. Teams have been constituted to nab the accused," DCP Smartana Patil, Pune City police, said. Police added that the accused has been arrested.

With agency inputs.