Bengaluru: A 36-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping his 17-year-old neighbour at her residence in BSK Naidu Colony under Pulikeshi Nagar police station limits on Thursday afternoon.
The accused, Girish, is working with a private pest control company and was staying alone at the house. Girish, who was arrested on Friday morning, confessed to the crime after subjected to intense interrogation.
He had befriended the girl after moving into the house two months ago. He went to her house around 3.30 pm on Thursday when she was alone at home. He took her into the bedroom and locked the door.
When she asked him to leave, he told her that he would marry her if she had sex with him. Before the victim could raise an alarm, Girish gagged her and raped her. He also threatened her not to reveal the incident to anyone, the police said.
She narrated the incident to her parents after they returned home from work on Thursday evening. They rushed to the Pulkeshinagar police station along with the victim and filed a complaint, the police said.
The Pulkeshinagar police arrested Girish and booked him under Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and section 376 (rape) of IPC.
