Archive · 14 Sep 2025
Bengaluru Police Solve Rape Case Using Unusual Tactics
In 1996, a British woman was raped by an autorickshaw driver in Bengaluru.
The police, investigating another crime, learned about the rape.
The investigation was challenging.
The police used an unconventional method to get the driver to confess: a beer party at the police station.
The driver confessed while under the influence of alcohol, which, combined with other evidence, led to his conviction.
The driver was sentenced to life in prison.
A British woman was raped in Bengaluru in January 1996.
The police were investigating a separate murder case when they discovered the rape.
The autorickshaw driver was identified as Kadiresh.
Police used a 'beer party' to get Kadiresh to confess to the crime.
Kadiresh was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
- Who
- A British woman and autorickshaw driver Kadiresh.
- What
- Kadiresh raped the British woman after she hired his autorickshaw.
- When
- January 1996.
- Where
- Bengaluru, India.
- Why
- Kadiresh took advantage of the woman after she fell asleep in his autorickshaw.
- Victim
- British woman
- Perpetrator
- Autorickshaw driver Kadiresh
- Location of Crime
- RR Nagar, Bengaluru
- Arrest Method
- Beer party in police station
- Sentence
- Life imprisonment
- Year of Crime
- 1996