Man held over sexual assault of caretaker

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A 44-year-old man was arrested by the Parappana Agrahara police for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman who was hired by him as a caretaker to look after his ailing parents. The accused was identified as Parashiva Murthy, a resident of Kudlu Layout near Hosur Road.

It was revealed that the accused contacted an app-based fir m, BookMyBai, in Wilson Garden, seeking a female caretaker for his parents. The firm had assigned the victim, a 21-year-old woman, to Murthy’s house.

However, the victim, after a few days, complained to the firm regarding Murthy’s misbehavior following which Murthy allegedly locked her inside his house and absconded. Officials from the firm alerted the police and rushed to the spot.

As per the sources, the team of cops broke open the door of the house and rescued the victim.Later in her complaint, the victim alleged sexual assault from the accused and said that he had threatened her of dire consequences if she disclosed it to anyone. The police later tracked and arrested the accused, Parashiva Murthy and are further questioning him.