A superintendent from the District Health and Family Welfare department in Ballari, Karnataka, has been arrested in a sexual assault case.
The accused, V.K. Venkateshulu, is facing charges after a complaint was filed at Ballari Women’s Police Station, confirmed Superintendent of Police Dr. Shobharani V.J.
The victim, who was employed on a contract basis at a government medical facility, claims that after returning to work following her marriage, Venkateshulu called her outside the office, assaulted her, and coerced her into leaving her husband for him.
He allegedly threatened to post compromising photos and videos of her online and then took her to a secluded spot where he raped her.