TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested Amuru, a former top-tier sumo wrestler from Russia, and a male acquaintance over the alleged rape of a woman in Shibuya Ward earlier this year, reports NHK (July 14).
On the night of April 5, Amuru, whose real name is Nikolay Ivanov, and his acquaintance, 34-year-old Alisher Ergashevich Ochilov from Uzbekistan, are alleged to have sexually assaulted the woman, aged in her 30s, inside a private room at a karaoke parlor.
They also allegedly robbed her of 40,000 yen.
Police did not reveal whether the suspects admitted to allegations of non-consensual sexual intercourse and robbery upon their arrests on Sunday.
Prior to the incident, the suspects met the woman at a bar. They then invited her to the karaoke parlor.
In 2002, Amuru made his sumo debut. He moved to the elite makuuchi division in 2014. Before his retirement in 2018, he reached fifth position in the top maegashira division.
