Pramesh S Jain
ontroversial Deputy Superintendent of Police , Ramachandrappa N B,58,arrested on the charges of sexually assaulting a 32-year-old woman at his office on Thursday,has been produced before the court and remanded to judicial custody till January 17.
The accused has helped the victim and her family to resolve a ancestral property dispute and later sought sexual favours when the victim asked him to resolve her domestic row.
The victim,had requested Ramachandrappa to help him get back her 12-year-old son from her husband who separated from her with her son and married again.
She also complained to the accused officer that the husband is not allowing her the custody of the son and requested him to help her reunite with the child.
The accused assured to help her and sought sexual favours in return.As per the deal he took her to a rest room and sexually assaulted her.
The victim soon noticed someone was video recording the act through ventilator outside the room and informed the officer and ran out of the room.
Fearing reputation,he did not inform her but the video was circulated widely and reached her elder sister who confronted her.
The victim later filed a complaint with the police accusing the DYSP for sexually harassing her misusing her situation.
Based on the complaint the police have registered a case against the accused charging him under section 79 (insult to modesty),68 (criminalizes the abuse of authority or fiduciary relationships) and section 75 (physical contact and advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures) against him.
The accused had escaped as soon as the video went viral and the Madhugiri police later tracked him down and arrested him and the DYSP has been suspended by the senior officials and a detailed probe is ordered he added.