Thota Bengre gang-rape incident: Six accused held
Three among arrested are minors!
Mangaluru, Nov 27: The police arrested six accused including three minors in related to gang-rape incident occurred at Thota Bengre on the outskirts of the city recently.
The arrested accused have been identified as Prajwal (25), Aditya (22), Arun (25) and three minors of Thota Bengre. Police are searching for the another accused who is at large.
About incident
A gang of seven persons kidnapped a woman who has been to the beach for a picnic at Thota Bengre on November 18 and gang-raped. The victim was identified as a labour woman working in a factory in the district. She has friendship with a man hailed from other state and she has been to the beach on November 18 at 12 noon. Noticing that the two of them have gone to the island, local youths threatened them, assaulted the man and gang-raped the woman. But the woman did not complain against it. When she came to a hospital in BC road for treatment, the doctor suspected something fishy and asked her and she revealed everything.
Based on the information, the police traced the victim and registered her statement. Mangaluru city women police registered a case.
She has informed the Bantwala police about gang-rape on her. But no one has registered a complaint, she informed the city police who have been investigating about it.
Action against rape accused: Police Commissioner
The Mangaluru city police noticed the rape incident on November 26. But the police have to check it about ganja consumption by the accused. All accused would be arrested and action would be taken against them.
- TR Suresh, Mangaluru city police commissioner
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Attacks on Christians contradict PM's message of harmony, visit to church: Gehlot
Jaipur (PTI): Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday expressed concern over the reported attacks and disruptions in prayer gatherings of the Christian community in different parts of the country, saying such incidents were "worrying and condemnable".
In a post on X, Gehlot said that while the Prime Minister Narendra Modi was visiting a church and giving a message of peace and harmony, news of attacks on members of the Christian community from various regions reflected a serious contradiction.
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"Symbolic gestures would not be enough, and strict legal action was required against those spreading hatred," the senior Congress leader said.
He added that Indian culture has always upheld the spirit of "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam", where every citizen has full freedom to practise their faith.
Gehlot urged the Centre and state governments to uphold the rule of law and ensure that no citizen is forced to celebrate their festival under fear.
