Men Appear In Court Accused Of Kidnap & Sexual Assault

Three men have appeared in court accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in the village of Misterton near Lutterworth.

They made a brief appearance at Leicester Magistrates’ Court and were remanded in custody, to appear at Leicester Crown Court next month.

No pleas were entered.

Vahar Manchala, 22, of Gaul Street, Leicester, is charged with sexual assault, assaulting a female aged 13 and over by penetration with a part of his body/a thing and kidnap/falsely imprisoning a person, with intent to commit a relevant sexual offence.
Rana Yellambai, 28, of Gaul Street, Leicester, is charged with kidnap/falsely imprisoning a person with intent to commit a relevant sexual offence and assaulting a female aged 13 and over by penetration with a part of his body/a thing.
Ajay Doppalapudi, 25, of Gaul Street, Leicester, is charged with kidnap/falsely imprisoning a person with intent to commit a relevant sexual offence and assaulting a female aged 13 and over by penetration with a part of his body/a thing.

Police say the charges relate to a report that a woman was subjected to a serious sexual assault early on Sunday morning.