Bengaluru woman kidnapped, assaulted over Rs 1.5 lakh debt; 3 arrested

The police said Nazath called the woman to her house on August 27 on the pretext of offering her work to earn money. When she arrived, Reshma Banu and her husband Suhail were allegedly present. The three allegedly attacked her with a knife before taking her in an autorickshaw to a house near Kumbalgodu, where she was reportedly confined and assaulted for three days over the pending payment, the police said.

The woman also alleged that the accused recorded a nude video of her and threatened to circulate it if she failed to repay the money, the police said.

“Based on the victim’s statement, we have registered a case and arrested three people. We are verifying the circumstances surrounding the alleged abduction and assault, and are also investigating the allegations regarding the video and the monetary dispute,” a police officer said.

The woman’s mother filed a missing-person complaint at the Chandra Layout police station after she could not be traced.

The police have booked the three for wrongful confinement, assault, causing hurt, criminal intimidation, and violation of privacy under the Information Technology Act.

Further investigations are underway.