33-year-old woman gangraped in Bengaluru, three held
Bengaluru, Feb 21 (PTI): A 33-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped at a hotel in Koramangala, police said on Friday.
Three of the accused have been arrested and the incident occurred around midnight on Thursday, they added.
The woman works in catering services and serves food at events, police said.
In her complaint, the victim-who is married-alleged that she was waiting at Jyothi Nivas College junction when four men in their 20s approached her and started a conversation. After befriending her, they invited her to dinner at a hotel, police added.
After dinner, they allegedly made sexual advances toward her and gang-raped her on the terrace of a private hotel.
They threatened her not to disclose the incident to anyone and released her around 6 am on Friday, a senior police officer said.
After reaching home, she narrated the incident to her husband and informed the police, he added.
All the suspects hail from another state and work in hotels, he said.
"Based on the complaint, we have registered a case at Koramangala police station under Section 70 (gang rape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and arrested three accused. The fourth accused has also been identified, and efforts are underway to nab him," Joint Commissioner (East) Ramesh Banoth told PTI.
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I-PAC raids: ED moves SC against 'interference' by CM Mamata Banerjee; WB govt files caveat
New Delhi (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate has approached the Supreme Court alleging interference and obstruction by the West Bengal government, including by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in its probe and search operation at the I-PAC office and premises of its director Pratik Jain in connection with the coal pilferage scam.
The West Bengal government has also filed a caveat in the top court seeking that no order should be passed without hearing it in connection with Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids against political consultancy firm I-PAC.
A caveat is filed by a litigant in high courts and the Supreme Court to ensure that no adverse order is passed against it without it being heard.
The ED has also alleged that the chief minister entered the raid sites and took away "key" evidence, including physical documents and electronic devices from the premises of I-PAC and obstructed and interfered with the investigation in the case.
The probe agency further claimed in its plea that the chief minister's presence at the search site and the alleged removal of documents had an intimidating effect on officers and seriously compromised the agency's ability to discharge its statutory functions independently.
The probe agency has alleged repeated obstruction and non-cooperation by the state administration and sought directions for an independent inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), contending that a neutral central agency is necessary in view of the alleged interference by the state executive.
According to sources, the ED's plea is likely to be mentioned for an urgent hearing on Monday.
Prior to approaching the Supreme Court, the ED on January 9 approached the Calcutta High Court, seeking a CBI probe against Banerjee, alleging that she, with the aid of the police, took away incriminating documents from the agency's custody during the raid at Jain's home
However, the high court has adjourned the matter due to commotion in the courtroom and listed the ED's plea for hearing on January 14.
The plea of ED in the apex court follows events from last Thursday (January 8) when the agency conducted searches on the premises of I-PAC and its director as part of a money laundering probe into an alleged multi-crore rupee coal pilferage scam.
During the search operation, Banerjee reached the IPAC office along with senior party leaders and confronted ED officials and allegedly took away documents from the premises. Banerjee has accused the central agency of overreach.
The West Bengal police has also registered an FIR against ED officers.
The ruling All India Trinamool Congress has denied the ED's allegations of obstruction and approached the Calcutta High Court in connection with the raids.
The TMC has further alleged that the ED action against the I-PAC, the election consultant of the party, was aimed at accessing confidential election strategy material.
The party has maintained that I-PAC functions as its election strategist and that the ED’s action was intended to disrupt its electoral preparations rather than pursue any bona fide investigation in the case.
