INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
engineering student from Andhra Pradesh has accused her seniors of raping her, filming the act and using it to blackmail her
In her complaint to the police, she said that two of her seniors took her to a birthday party in February last year, where they spiked her
As they had filmed the act, they blackmailed her and continued to assault her, police said.Both the software engineers passed out of the
The police have charged them with gang-rape, and also under the IT Act for filming the act and using it to blackmail her
They are yet to be arrested.The woman told the police that she had approached the management of her college in Agiripalli in Krishna
district, but the officials did not inform the police
Instead they asked the men to delete the video and apologise to the girl, she alleged.The college management said they took prompt action
They didn't report the matter to the police to protect the identity of the girl and the future of the students, an official
explained.However, after the purported mutual understanding negotiated by the college, the accused, Vamshi and Siva Reddy, in their early
20s, shared the video with their classmates and contacts, which translated into more trouble for the woman.Two months ago, the girl was
threatened by a third student, Praveen, who had a copy of the video
He allegedly demanded Rs 10 lakh and sexual favours from her
The girl then approached the police and filed a complaint
Praveen was arrested, the other students will soon be arrested, police said.
