BENGALURU: A 45-year-old

has been arrested on charges of repeatedly raping a 28-year-old

over five days on the pretext of helping her six-year-old daughter get a school seat under the Right To Education (RTE) quota.

Anand Kumar,

and resident of D Group Layout, Byadarahalli, Ramanagara Rural, was on Wednesday produced before a local court which remanded him in judicial custody. “The homemaker wanted an

for her child in class 1 in a local school. Anand befriended the woman and won her confidence by promising to get the seat in July,” cops said.

On June 11, Anand called the woman, asking her to visit his house. “He told me to do his household chores, including cooking and washing utensils. Since he had promised me the school seat, I followed his instructions. It was late by the time I finished, and he asked me to spend the night there. I slept in the hall. Around midnight, Anand forcibly took me to his room and raped me. He locked me inside the house till June 15 and repeatedly raped me every day. He threatened to kill me and my daughter if I told anyone or filed a police complaint,” the woman said in her complaint.

She shared her ordeal with her family members and decided to file a complaint. “We have subjected the accused and the woman to medical test,” police said.