The Bengaluru police on Wednesday arrested a 31-year-old man for allegedly sexually assaulting and stalking a woman for months. On December 2, a 29-year-old woman filed a complaint with the Madivala Police stating that her former boyfriend, Kiran Bishwakarma, allegedly sexually assaulted her after locking her up in a hotel room.
The woman also said that Kiran had been stalking her ever since she broke off the relationship. In her complaint, the woman states that she was in a relationship with Kiran for three years and over six months ago, she had broken off the relationship alleging that he had physically and mentally abused her during the course of their relationship.
Kiran allegedly kept stalking her and standing outside a building in Koramangala, where she lived in a paying guest accommodation. On November 26, Kiran allegedly showed up outside the PG and created a ruckus.
Police say that the woman went down to send Kiran away but the dispute turned violent when he allegedly beat her on the road. The woman then ran inside the building. “Kiran kept calling her and the woman did not answer. He kept calling her well into the night and she answered his call. He allegedly asked her to meet him one last time and promised to leave her alone if she did so. He asked her to come to iNest Suites in Madivala,” the Madivala Police said.
Police say that after she went inside to meet Kiran, he allegedly locked her up in the room, forcibly disrobed her and beat her up. “He tore her clothes and when she started screaming, he clamped his hand on her mouth. She then told that she would do whatever he says as she wanted to escape. He fought with her and when he fell asleep, she escaped,” the police said.
Fearing another attack, the woman left town and went to stay with her sister in Hyderabad. She then decided to file a police complaint after she returned to Bengaluru on December 2. The Madivala Police registered an FIR under sections 354(A) (sexual harassment), 354(D) (stalking), 506 (criminal intimidation), 354(B) (assault with intent to disrobe a woman), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 354 (assault or criminal force against a woman with intent to outrage modesty) and 342 (wrongful confinement) of the IPC. The police arrested Kiran on Wednesday and he is currently in judicial custody.