Lawyer arrested for raping law student in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The Chilkalguda police arrested a lawyer on charges of raping and threatening a law student here on Friday.

The incident, which occurred last week, came to light only after the victim approached the police. The suspect, I Rama Rao, who stays with his family at Venkatapuram Colony in Padmaraonagar, recently met the victim in a local court where she, along with her friends, was on an internship. They exchanged their contact details, and Rao asked her to meet him later at his residence.

According to the police, on April 21, Rao asked her to meet him at his



residence and she came down. It was when he allegedly sexually exploited her.

Again on Thursday, he called her to his residence and threatened her demanding money. He allegedly threatened to expose her in public. It was then the victim approached the police.

Based on her complaint, a case of rape, criminal intimidation and other offences was booked. After the investigation, Rao was nabbed from his residence on Friday evening. Officials said Rao was a history-sheeter and was involved in 16 cases, with most of them being related to land grabbing.