Classmate accuses student of rape, blackmail; accused arrested in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Medchal police arrested a B Pharmacy student for the alleged sexual exploitation of his classmate with a false promise of marriage.

According to the complainant, the accused allegedly sent her nude photo to her brother and attempted to extort money. However, police said they did not find any evidence in support of the allegation.

The 20-year-old complainant, who is a student of a B Pharmacy course in a city-based college, approached Jawaharnagar police on May 28 with a complaint against her classmate. She alleged that the accused befriended her and became intimate with a promise of marriage.

“During our relationship, he forced me to go naked during a video call and took screenshots during the call. Using those images, he tried to blackmail me,” the survivour told police.

Later, when she told him that she had decided to part ways with him. The accused allegedly called her brother and told him about their relationship. “He asked my brother to give him Rs 3,000, and when my brother said no to that, the accused sent him my nude photo and threatened to circulate it among friends and family,” the victim alleged.

Based on the complaint, Jawaharnagar police registered a zero FIR and transferred the same to Medchal police as the alleged offence took place in Medchal.

Medchal police registered a case under Sections 64 (punishment for rape) and 69 (sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means) of the BNS against the accused on May 29 and arrested him. “We have not found any evidence to suggest that the accused sent nude photos to the brother of the victim. There were no such images in the phones of either party. We have seized the phones as evidence, and they will be sent to the lab. The complainant was sent for medical examination. The accused was produced before the court and sent in remand on Saturday,” Medchal inspector A Satyanarayana said.