Boyfriend gropes, attempts to rape Andhra teen, films the assault

In a gut-wrenching incident, a young man groped and tried to rape his girlfriend as his friend shot the disturbing assault video from his mobile phone in Andhra Pradesh's Prakasam district. The police has arrested all three accused.

The incident reportedly took place in August and came to light after the video went viral. The police filed a suo motu case and asked the parents of the 19-year-old victim to file a separate case.

The accused were arrested on Tuesday.

According to the police, the girl had gone to meet her boyfriend B Sai, who is a B Sc agriculture student.

The other accused Karthik and Pawan were also present there.

It was 22-year-old Karthik who shot the video.

Media reports suggest that Karthik was also in a relationship with the girl. He was miffed with the victim after she moved on with Sai.

It was at his behest that Sai decided to assault the girl.

In the video, Sai gropes, tries to disrobe the victim even as she keeps on crying for help.

Her friend is also seen feebly trying to help the victim while the boys abuse and laugh at the camera.

According to the Times of India report, the main motive of the video was to blackmail the girl.

It was only recently that the video went viral. The police have charged the accused under Section 67 of IT Act as also IPC sections 354A, 354B, 376 read with 511 of the Indian Penal Code.