Lover gang-rapes his friends Andhra law student; movie show

Four men have been arrested for allegedly gang-raping a law student in Visakhapatnam and blackmailing her with some private videos, police said.

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The accused was arrested for allegedly raping the law student and later recording the act to blackmail her, police said in a press release on Tuesday.

A case was registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 70(1), 77, 351(2), 69 and 75(1) including Section 67 (A) of the IT Act 2000-2008.

Visakhapatnam police commissioner Shanka Brata Bagchi said, “All the four accused have been arrested and remanded. The accused are the victim’s boyfriend (Vamsi) and his three close friends.” he said.

According to police, prime accused Vamsi and the law student were in a relationship for over a year and on August 13, 2024, he took the girl to his friend’s room in the port city of Krishna Nagar, where she was sexually assaulted.

Police said that the other accused later came to the scene and filmed the intimate moments of Vamsi and the girl.

With the help of the girl’s boyfriend, the defendants threatened the law student with obscene videos and allegedly sexually assaulted her.

After months of harassment, the girl attempted suicide on November 18 but was saved by her father. He later shared his distress with his family.

A complaint was later lodged with the police and the four men were arrested on Tuesday, police added.