HYDERABAD: A rape case was booked against a 52-year-old film financier for alleged sexual exploitation of his domestic help at his flat in Film Nagar. The victim alleged that the accused had confined her to the flat for two weeks.
Thevicitm is 38-year-old victim. On February 18, she came to the city to work at the flat of 52-year-old movie financier, Udaya Bhanu, in Film Nagar.
On Friday, the victim called her daughter and informed that Bhanu had confined her to a room in the flat and was not letting her go out. The victim’s daughter initially alerted Golconda police, thinking that the location of her mother fell under Golconda police station limits. Golconda police verified the details and alerted their Banjara Hills counterparts. “We immediately rushed to the flat and got the victim out,” ACP, Banjara Hills, M Sudarshan said.
The victim alleged that Bhanu had been sexually exploiting her and even confined her to a room at the flat. Based on the complaint of the victim, police registered a rape case against the accused. The victim was sent for medical examination. “The accused is on the run and we have launched a manhunt to nab him,” the ACP said.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)