Businessman held for exploiting 28-year-old woman with false promise of marriage | Hyderabad News
Hyderabad: A businessman has been arrested for allegedly sexually exploiting a architect for two years with a false promise of marriage.The 28-year-old accused, a designated partner in a Madhapur-based IoT firm, was arrested by Film Nagar police and remanded on Wednesday based on the 24-year-old architect’s complaint.Apart from him, the woman has named his two friends too for allegedly helping in physical assault and intimidation.In her complaint to the police on Tuesday, the woman said she came to know him through common friends in early 2023 and they later kept in touch on Instagram. She said they subsequently began to see each other and was coerced into three abortions by the accused, with the most recent one being in Feb.According to her, the accused personally administered abortion medications on Feb 13 without her consent and refused to allow her to seek medical care. A day later, he allegedly took her to Bangkok despite her condition.“I endured the suffering during the entire trip in silent agony. Once we returned, he discarded the facade, becoming distant and unresponsive. His promises were all lies. Around Feb 20, when I demanded that he marry me, he exploded with rage. Every attempt to hold him accountable was met with threats and screaming. His family also sided with him,” the woman alleged.On Feb 24, the woman attempted suicide by consuming poison after allegedly being physically assaulted by the accused. She was subsequently admitted to a private hospital in Jubilee Hills with symptoms of toxic shock and trauma-induced stress. Following her complaint, Film Nagar police registered a case under BNS section 69 (sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means etc.), Sec 79 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), Sec 89 (causing miscarriage without woman’s consent), and Sec 351(3) (criminal intimidation) on Tuesday evening.The woman has provided medical records, communication logs and photographs documenting her injuries, police said. “We registered a case as soon as we received a complaint. The main accused was arrested and remanded. The role of other accused in the crime is being verified,” Film Nagar inspector S Santosham said.
