Two suspects arrested in assault, gang-rape of woman in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Mahadevapura Police have arrested two suspects, identified as Asif and Syed, in the alleged assault of a brother-sister duo from Bihar and gang-rape of the woman in KR Puram on Wednesday night.
The young woman, who is a native of Baka district of Bihar, had reportedly been working in Kerala for the past one month, but had decided to quit and return home as she did not like the job. On Wednesday night, she had boarded a train in Ernakulam in Kerala to return to Bihar, having informed her brother of her journey. She got down at the KR Puram Railway Station past-midnight, when she met her brother. The siblings were traveling to Mahadevapura to have dinner when the group of miscreants attacked them. They are reported to have assaulted the brother before dragging the young woman away to a deserted area and gang-raping her there.
Passersby reportedly heard her cries for help and rushed to the spot. They are learned to have also caught the suspects and handed them over to the police.
Police sources said that the two accused have been questioned based on the complaint filed by the rape victim.
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Four arrested for illegal cattle transport to Kerala, 27 buffaloes rescued
Mangaluru (Karnataka) (PTI): Four persons were arrested on Saturday for allegedly transporting cattle illegally to Kerala and 27 buffaloes being carried in a "cruel" manner in a truck were rescued on National Highway 66 in the city, police said.
The arrested accused hailed from Shivamogga, Haveri and Hassan districts, they said.
According to police, the vehicle transporting the animals from Haveri district in Karnataka to Taliparamba in Kerala was intercepted at Jappinamogaru under the jurisdiction of the Mangaluru City Police during an early morning patrol around 6 am.
Police said the animals were being transported without valid documents and in violation of animal welfare norms. The buffaloes were rescued and the truck used for transportation was seized.
A case has been registered at the Kankanady Town police station under provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, 2020, and relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, a senior police officer said.
Police said the accused were produced before a court, while the rescued buffaloes were handed over to a goshala (cowshed) as per court directions. Further investigation is underway.
