In the complaint, the survivor alleged that around midnight, Ashraf took her in his car to an isolated place in the city’s northern outskirts and raped her.
Published Aug 04, 2025 | 12:45 PM ⚊ Updated Aug 04, 2025 | 12:45 PM
The accused, Ashraf.
Synopsis: The Karnataka police arrested the owner of a paying guest accommodation in Bengaluru for allegedly raping a 20-year-old college student. The accused and the survivors have been identified as Kerala natives.
The Karnataka police on Sunday, 4 August, arrested the owner of a paying guest (PG) accommodation in Bengaluru for allegedly raping a 20-year-old college student.
The accused, identified as 37-year-old Ashraf, is a native of Kerala. The student, also from Kerala, moved to the PG in Soladevanahalli only 10 days ago.
In the complaint, the survivor alleged that around midnight on Friday, Ashraf took her in his car to an isolated place in the city’s northern outskirts and raped her. He then threatened her not to reveal the incident to anyone and brought her back to the PG.
“On the night of 02/08/2025, around 12:41 AM, while I was sitting at our PG, Ashraf approached me and said he would provide food and accommodation and asked me to cooperate with him. When I refused, he held my hand, dragged me and forced me into a car, and took me to a room. There, he sexually assaulted me,” she said in the complaint.
The survivor said she tried to send her location to a friend, but she could not do so. “Subsequently, between approximately 1.30 am and 2.15 am, Ashraf dropped me at the PG again,” she added in the complaint.
An FIR was registered under Sections 64 (rape) and 137 (kidnapping) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the Soladevanahalli Police Station. The accused has been arrested, and the survivor has undergone a medical test.
The incident comes merely a month after another paying guest accommodation owner in Bengaluru was accused of raping a student living on the premises.
(Edited by Muhammed Fazil with inputs from Anisha Reddy.)
