Teen Girl Accuses Bengaluru Yoga Teacher Of Raping Her After Promising National Medal, Placement
Bengaluru West, Karnataka: A Yoga teacher in west Bengaluru allegedly raped a 19-year-old girl after promising her a national medal and placement. The incident came to light when the girl conceived. The victim has filed a complaint against the Yoga teacher and the police have registered a case against the accused person under BNS sections 69 (sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc.), 75 (sexual harassment), and under the Pocso Act. Officials are on the lookout for the accused.
The teenage girl said she knew the accused teacher since 2019, and he is the secretary of an association. The girl who has been practicing yoga for years has started attending Yoga events in 2021. In 2023, when she was 17 years old, the girl went to Thailand along with her teacher to participate in a yoga event. The girl said that the Yoga teacher sexually harassed her in Thailand, which led her to quit the event.
A year later in 2024, the girl joined another training institute, which also belonged to the same accused. The girl was again sexually abused by the accused with a promise of getting her a national medal in a competition and an additional assurance of placement.
The girl had not disclosed the sexual harassment she faced in Thailand and later, and the medal promise to her parents, which was all got to light when she conceived. Additionally, the victim has revealed that she would provide the names of six to seven girls who were sexually abused like her, Times of India reported citing police.
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