Twist in Bengaluru gangrape case: Man cries defamation, extortion bid; student alleges sexual assault
Times of India
by RAJIV KALKODFebruary 23, 2026
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A 19-year-old psychology student has accused a used-car dealer and his friend of gang-raping her during a Valentine’s Day party at a villa in Bengaluru. The case took a dramatic turn after the student was initially named as a prime suspect in an extortion complaint filed by the same car dealer. The dealer alleged that the student, along with a TV reporter and others, tried to extort him by threatening to expose him in a false rape case. However, the student has now filed her own police complaint, detailing how she was drugged, gang-raped, and warned against revealing the incident.
The situation began when the car dealer filed an extortion complaint on February 21, claiming that the student and others demanded Rs 10-15 lakh after threatening to air a programme falsely accusing him of drugging and sexually assaulting her. He also alleged that during their interaction at the party, the student behaved inappropriately, prompting
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Originally published on Times of India on 2/23/2026