Bengaluru, 24 Feb

In a fresh twist in the alleged gangrape case linked to a villa party in Bengaluru, one of the accused filed a prior complaint alleging an extortion attempt.

A 19-year-old college student filed a complaint on Monday alleging that she was gangraped by two men at a Jakkur villa party.

In her complaint, she stated that on 22 February, they had spiked her drink and then sexually assaulted her.

However, one of the accused had filed an FIR on 21 February, claiming that he was honey-trapped.

He alleged that the student and a person who introduced himself as Imran from a regional news channel demanded money and threatened to air defamatory content if the payment was not made.

Police sources said this complaint was lodged a day before the survivor approached authorities with allegations of sexual assault against Dixon Sando and Nikhil.

Police are probing both angles to establish the sequence of events.