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UDUPI: The Udupi city police have arrested three individuals for allegedly threatening a municipal supervisor with a fake sexual assault case and extorting money from him. The arrested accused have been identified as civic workers Yogesh Prabhu and Smita B. Bangera, along with contract driver Vinay Kumar. The action was taken following a complaint filed by Yogesh (34), a resident of Byndoor who serves as the in-charge supervisor at the Udupi City Municipality.

According to the complaint, after Yogesh was promoted in 2021, the trio constantly pressured him to assign them favorable duties. When he refused to comply, they threatened to file a false sexual harassment case against him through Smita Bangera and demanded ₹10 lakh. Succumbing to the threat, the supervisor initially paid them ₹2 lakh in cash.

Following this, the accused kept building pressure on him for the remaining ₹8 lakh. When Yogesh refused to pay further, a sexual assault case was indeed registered against him in the name of Smita B. Bangera at the Udupi Women’s Police Station on January 29, 2026. Yogesh subsequently secured bail from the court in connection with this case.

However, the harassment did not stop. On June 30, the accused called his mobile phone and threatened to file another case if the remaining ₹8 lakh was not paid. Furthermore,

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