The victim in her complaint alleged that the former UP MLA had promised a court marriage and brought her to Bengaluru.
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The Kempegowda International Airport police on Sunday (August 17, 2025) registered a case of sexual intercourse obtained through deceitful means against former Uttar Pradesh Shiv Sena MLA Bhagwan Sharma, following a complaint filed by a 40-year-old woman who has alleged rape.
The victim had allegedly been in a live-in relationship with Sharma since 2017, and the couple has a seven-year-old son. The victim in her complaint alleged that Sharma had promised a court marriage and brought her to Bengaluru.
According to the police, 51-year-old Sharma, a former MLA from the Debai Assembly constituency in Bulandshahr district, had visited Bengaluru on August 14 for business purposes along with the victim and their minor son. The family travelled to multiple places during the trip.
On August 16, while returning from Chitradurga, they checked into a five-star hotel near Kempegowda International Airport, where Sharma allegedly forced his partner into sexual relations against her will and threatened to kill her when she resisted and left the hotel.
Based on her complaint, a case has been registered under Section 69 (sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means) and other section of the BNS, the police said.
Preliminary probe revealed the couple had earlier approached a police station in Uttar Pradesh over a domestic dispute. During questioning, the victim alleged that the MLA had promised to marry her but sexually assaulted her. Further investigations are on.
Published – August 18, 2025 06:21 pm IST
