Bengaluru: University professor arrested for harassment, extortion

A professor at Bengaluru University has been arrested after a 37-year-old woman accused him of "sustained sexual harassment, intimidation, and extortion attempts,” police said on Friday.

- NT Correspondent

The accused, B C Mylarappa, was arrested following a complaint filed by the woman at the Basaveshwaranagar police station on October 9, they said.

In her complaint, the woman alleged that the professor harassed her for several months and repeatedly threatened her, demanding Rs 1.5 crore, police said.

According to the FIR, the woman had known the professor since 2022, when she worked at the Karnataka State Harijan Sevak Sangh in Sadashivanagar, which he managed.