Overview
- Ramanagara police arrested a 38-year-old YouTuber from Tumakuru after a 17-year-old alleged he forced her into his car near Magadi Town on January 1.
- The accused was held in police custody for one day before being sent to Ramanagara district prison under judicial custody.
- He has been booked under multiple sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
- In the father’s complaint, the girl was allegedly dragged into the car, a friend was present, alcohol was consumed, she used the accused’s phone to call her brother, and family found the car crashed into a shop shutter before rescuing her.
- The accused denies wrongdoing, claiming the girl asked for a lift and used his phone before accusing him, as police probe inconsistencies and examine complaints against the passenger and the farmhouse owner.