Financial and Sexual Exploitation: Bengaluru Man Accused by Live-In Partner

India

oi-Gaurav Sharma

Bengaluru
police
in
Bagalgunte
arrested
29-year-old
Shubham
Shukla
for
alleged
cheating,
sexual
exploitation
and
theft.
Investigators
said
Shukla
took
nearly
Rs
20
lakh
and
about
200
grams
of
gold
from
a
woman
during
a
long
live-in
relationship.

According
to
officers,
Shukla
pretended
to
be
in
love
and
convinced
the
woman
to
stay
with
Shukla
in
Bengaluru.
Over
three
years,
Shukla
allegedly
controlled
the
woman’s
earnings
and
jewellery
while
also
subjecting
the
woman
to
frequent
physical
and
emotional
abuse.

Bengaluru
police
cheating
case:
live-in
relationship
and
financial
losses

Police
said
the
woman’s
parents
were
told
a
false
story.
Shukla
allegedly
pressured
the
woman
to
claim
that
the
woman
had
secured
a
job
in
Mumbai.
Believing
this,
the
family
allowed
the
woman
to
leave
home,
unaware
the
couple
remained
in
Bengaluru.

During
their
stay
together,
Shukla
is
accused
of
slowly
withdrawing
money
and
selling
valuables.
The
woman
later
learnt
that
Shukla
was
already
married.
When
the
woman
confronted
Shukla,
Shukla
allegedly
promised
to
divorce
the
spouse
but
continued
with
assaults
and
humiliation,
police
added.

Bengaluru
police
cheating
case:
involvement
of
minor
and
POCSO
Act

The
case
began
earlier
in
Nelamangala
and
involved
the
woman’s
younger
sister.
Officers
said
Shukla
first
befriended
the
minor
girl
and
then
allegedly
assaulted
the
minor.
Police
believe
this
connection
helped
Shukla
gain
the
family’s
trust
before
targeting
the
elder
sibling.

Once
the
abuse
grew
worse,
the
woman
left
the
shared
home
and
approached
police.
A
case
was
registered
under
the
Protection
of
Children
from
Sexual
Offences
(POCSO)
Act
and
for
cheating,
among
other
offences.
Shukla
was
taken
into
custody
and
remains
jailed
while
the
investigation
continues.

The
following
table
summarises
key
details
shared
by
Bengaluru
police
during
the
cheating
case
investigation.

Police
said
both
the
live-in
relationship
and
earlier
contact
with
the
minor
are
central
to
the
Bengaluru
police
cheating
case.
Officers
are
now
gathering
financial
records
and
witness
statements
to
confirm
the
scale
of
losses
and
abuse
reported
by
the
sisters.