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Four Arrested After Alleged Gang-Rape of Woman in Karnataka’s Koppal

Police invoked Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions, with the survivor reported stable.

Overview

  • Police say a 39-year-old woman was lured by a man she knew with a promise of Rs 5,000 and taken by motorcycle to Yelburga.
  • According to her complaint, she was given juice suspected to be laced with sedatives before the assault.
  • The alleged attack occurred on Sunday evening in a deserted house near Maddur on the YelburgaKushtagi road.
  • Four suspects identified as Laxmana, Basavaraj, Mutturaj and Shahikumar were taken into custody late Sunday.
  • A case was registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections including 70 for gangrape, investigators formed special teams, and the woman is being treated at Koppal District Hospital.