Police reluctant to file FIRs when women in live-in complain of rape Say

Most Willing To Compromise With Accused

By Ahona Roy

National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) rankings for 2021 show Bengaluru has the fifth highest number of rape cases registered But local police station reports belie these data

According to the NCRB report, the number of rape cases registered in Bengaluru in 2021 was 117.

Nagesh H M , Sub-inspector of the Kumaraswamy Layout Police Station, informed The Observer: “Most of the time, women who file complaints are ready to compromise by either getting married to the accused or getting compensation from the accused Once, a girl was prepared to compromise by marrying the accused But the accused refused and was imprisoned for four months based on the CrPC statement of the girl in front of the magistrate ” Prasheela B S , Sub-inspector of the Banashankari Women’s Station, said: “Most rape complaints are by the women who are in live-in relationships with the accused These kinds of cases are usually false as these complainants are often willing to marry the accused ” She added: “ So far, only three rape cases have been filed under Section 90 and Section 375 In all of these three cases, the victims were a live-in relationship with the accused and claimed participation in sexual inter-

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Quiz

course, which was initiated on the false promise of marriage ”

Seshadripuram Sub-inspector

Gautam T. Rathod said: “Most rape complaints are by women who enter into live-in relationships by consent He narrated a particular incident where a 15year-old girl filed a rape case against her 19-year-old boyfriend for not marrying her The case was filed under the Pocso Act, which makes sexual intercourse between a minor girl with a minor

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