Three arrested after woman alleges kidnapping and assault over debt in Bengaluru

The woman claimed that she was attacked with a stick and was subsequently locked in a room. | Image to illustrate | Photo credit: MarsBars

Bengaluru police have arrested three people, including two women, after a 30-year-old woman alleged that she was forcibly taken to a house, assaulted and held captive for two days by the accused over an alleged debt. After a credible tip off, Chandra Layout police rescued her.

The accused also allegedly stripped her and recorded a video, according to the FIR. However, police are investigating the claims. The accused have been identified as Nazrath Begum, Reshma Banu and Suhail.

According to the FIR, the victim had borrowed ₹50,000 from Nazrath on weekly interest and had also borrowed ₹1 lakh from Reshma two years ago. She said she used to pay ₹5,000 to Nazrath every week but was unable to pay for about two weeks. She did not pay interest for six months on a loan of ₹ 1 lakh from Reshma.

The woman alleged that Reshma repeatedly demanded money and threatened her. She claimed that she eventually moved to her mother’s house for fear of harassment and later stayed at another friend’s house.

On August 27, the complainant said that Nazrath called her at her house and offered to pay her some money. After she arrived with her son Reshma, her husband Suhail and two other men allegedly entered the house and locked the door.

The complainant told the police that Suhail demanded the money back and allegedly assaulted her. The woman further alleged that she and her son were forcibly taken in an auto-rickshaw to Reshm’s house in Kumbalgod, where she was allegedly attacked with a stick and subsequently locked in a room. The attack continued the next day.

The victim also alleged that Nazrath stripped her and recorded a video on the latter’s mobile phone, threatening to circulate it if she did not repay the money. The woman said they later took her to a lawyer near the market and made her sign some papers before bringing her back to Reshma’s house.

On August 31, she managed to get out of the room when she was allowed to use the toilet. Shortly afterwards, the police arrived at the house and rescued her. She was taken to Chandra Layout police station where she narrated the alleged incidents.

Acting on the complaint, the Chandra Layout police registered an FIR under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Act and the Information Technology Act.

The investigating officer of the case said that the accused and the victim are all friends and it is a financial dispute. “We are verifying all the claims of the complainant,” the officer told The Hindu.

Published – 04 Sep 2026 23:25 IST