Mangalore : Dayananda Kukkaje, Mangalore’s well-known photo journalist associated with a city based news web portal was arrested by the Pandeshwar police on August 14, Wednesday night on the charges of allegedly raping a college student and blackmailing her.
As per the complaint lodged by the victim girl student with the Pandeshwar Women’s Police station, Dayananda Kukkaje had included the girl as his Facebook friend and had gradually won her confidence through chatting and even began to date her.
Acting on the complaint, the police arrested Dayananda Kukkaje on Wednesday night. Assistant Commissioner of Police Kavitha B.T. said the student had accused him of abusing her more than once, first after promising to marry her and later under threat.
Pandeshwar Police has registered a case against him and further investigation is on.