Two women — a 27-year-old traveller from Israel and a 29-year-old homestay owner from Anegundi in Koppal district — were allegedly raped by three men late on Thursday when the victims were by the side of a canal after dinner.
Three other men travellers who were with them — from the United States, Odisha, and Maharashtra — were attacked and pushed into a canal. One of them is still missing, according to the complaint lodged at Gangavati Rural police station on Friday morning.
The homestay owner stated in her complaint that the incident occurred when she and her four guests were out stargazing with music at about 10.30 p.m. after dinner on the bank of Tungabhadra Left Bank Canal near the Durgamma Temple of Sanapur.
The three men arrived on a motorcycle and enquired on where they could get petrol. Later, one of the three men demanded ₹100 from the tourists and, on refusal, started arguing and attacking the tourists. The complainant said that the three male tourists were pushed into the canal before she and the Israeli tourist were hit and raped. After the crime, all the accused fled on their motorcycle.
The complainant said that one of the three male tourists — Bibash from Odisha — who was pushed into the Tungabhadra Left Bank Canal was still missing. Daniel from the U.S. and Pankaj from Maharashtra managed to come out of the canal after a while. All four were admitted to a local community health centre at Gangavati.
Following the complaint, the Gangavati Rural police have registered a first information report under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 64 (rape), 309 (robbery), 311 (robbery or dacoity) and others.
Superintendent of Police Ram L. Arasiddi confirmed the incident and said that the women were sent for medical examination and the reports were awaited.
Published - March 07, 2025 11:55 pm IST
