The Kodigehalli police on Tuesday arrested a dance teacher of a private school and two of his friends for allegedly blackmailing a college student with her private photos and sexually assaulting her.
The accused Andy George, Santosh and Shashi were arrested after the victim, unable to bear the torture, approached the police and complained.
According to the police, the accused had befriended the victim on social media two years ago and the duo used to meet up regularly.
The accused during this period recorded private videos and started blackmailing her for sexual favours. The victim obliged initially following which the accused even forced her to cooperate with his friends and threatened to upload the private videos and photos on social media after she resisted, the police said.
The accused have been taken into custody and investigations are on to ascertain their criminal background.
