BENGALURU: Karnataka Police arrested former Bangalore University Registrar Prof. B.C. Mylarappa on Friday on charges of allegedly sexually harassing a widow and threatening her life. The Basaveshwaranagar police made the arrest following two complaints filed by the victim.
An FIR has been registered under Sections 74, 75, 78, 352, and 351 of the BNS Act. Mylarappa has been taken for a medical examination, and the police are preparing to produce him before the court by the end of the day.
According to the police, the woman, whose husband had passed away, came into contact with Mylarappa in 2022 and worked at his institution.