Overview
- Police registered an FIR on May 6 at Mico Layout station under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 115 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 127 (wrongful confinement), naming IIM Bangalore professor Amar Sapra and his wife Anshu Sapra.
- The 23-year-old from Manipur says abuse began in 2021, citing a 2:30 a.m. assault on April 15 and, on May 4, denial of food, confiscation of her phone, and confinement inside the campus residence.
- After a May 10 follow-up visit by supporters, officers said they would visit the accused’s residence, serve notice, and proceed under law if there is no cooperation.
- Neighbours, including an IIMB faculty member, and the Kuki Students’ Organisation Bengaluru helped her reach police; she is staying with relatives and has booked travel to return to Manipur on May 13.
- IIM Bangalore says the woman was not hired through institute contractors but that it provided assistance and will follow due process, highlighting the risks faced by live-in migrant domestic workers and the role of community groups in getting cases heard.