SAF policeman arrested for raping lawyer

Bengaluru: A police constable from the Special Action Force (SAF) has been arrested for raping a lawyer after promising to marry her, officials said.

Siddegowda alias Siddu, a native of Jamkhandi, Bagalkot district, was booked and arrested by the Basaveshwara Nagar police after the lawyer filed a formal complaint against him.

At the time of the alleged crime, he was posted with the SAF in Mangaluru.

The lawyer alleged that Siddegowda maintained a relationship with her under the guise of marriage and had sexual intercourse with her after making a solemn promise to marry her. However, he subsequently refused to go through with the marriage, citing their differing caste backgrounds.

Upon learning that a case had been registered against him, Siddegowda reportedly went missing from duty in Mangaluru. A search was launched by the police, which eventually led to his arrest on August 30. He was produced before a court, which has since remanded him in judicial custody.