Vizag police arrest four youths in gang rape case

VISAKHAPATNAM: A few hours after receiving the complaint, Visakhapatnam city police arrested four people on charges of gang-raping a woman on Tuesday.

The accused have been identified as Batha Vamsi (27), a final year LLB student and working part-time as a Swiggy delivery agent. Boddu Jagadish (27), a final year LLB student, was also working as a Swiggy delivery agent. Polipalli Anand (28) was working as a part-time cashier and the fourth accused, Davulapalli Rajesh (23), a final year LLB student from Chepaluppada, was engaged in bar bending.

According to the police, the victim, a third-year LLB student, was in a relationship with Vamsi for over a year. He allegedly lured her into a room in Krishna Gardens on August 13, 2024. While the victim and Vamsi were in the room, Jagadish secretly filmed them through a window and later shared the video with Vamsi, Anand and Rajesh. The four defendants used the video to threaten the victim and force her into sexual acts. The attack continued in the same room later that day. In another instance, Vamsi, Jagadish and Rajesh took the victim to Thotlakonda where they again threatened her with video and sexually assaulted her in a secluded area.