Six arrested for raping woman, thrashing her husband in Gangavathi

KOPPAL: In a shocking incident, a married woman was allegedly raped and her husband beaten up by six men at Gangavathi. The police, said that all the accused have been arrested following a police complaint by the victim.

The alleged incident took place at a park near a bus stop in Gangavathi on February 8. The woman hails from Bengaluru and the couple had got married after falling in love.

The victim and her husband were quarrelling at the bus stop over a domestic dispute around 9.30 pm. When the argument intensified, the six men intervened and started thrashing the victim’s husband, as per the police.

“They dragged the woman, thrashed her husband, and one of the accused, Lingaraja, raped her at a park near the bus stop”, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Siddalingappa Gowda Patil. “After raping her, the gang abused and allegedly harassed the victim”, Deputy SP added.

The accused, identified as Lingaraja, Moula Hussain, Shivakumar Swamy, Prashant, Mahesh and Madesh, have been arrested by the police, he said. A case has been registered at the Gangavati police station.

In a similar incident that happened a month ago, a group of men allegedly barged into the room of a lodge at Hangal in Haveri district and thrashed a couple for being together despite practicing different faiths.
As per the police, the woman later said she had been a victim of gang rape.