Dr.Thomas (Special Correspondent)
T
he Kodigehalli police on Saturday arrested Kannada film actor producer on the charges of rape,blackmail and extorting lakh of rupees and gold valuables from a 36-year-old woman since the last two years .
The accused identified as Veerandra Babu,who acted and produced a Kannada movie Swayam Krishi in 2011 had befriended the victim from Chikkamagaluru and invited her home and offered her coffee laced with sedatives .
The accused taking advantage of the situation sexually assaulted the victim after recording the video and started blackmailing her and forced her to pay Rs.15 lakh online.
Since then the accused was harassing the victim with the video and called her to city on July 30 and took her in a car threatened her gun point and robbed gold valuables.
He later dumped her on the road threatened her with consequences and fled the scene.
Based on the complaint the accused has been arrested and recovered the pen drive,and mobile phones and laptop for further investgations.The accused had a cheating case pending against him the police,said.
