Unidentified body with hands, legs tied found in canal in Gadag
Gadag (PTI): A body of an unidentified man with injuries was found with his hands and legs tied in a canal in this district on Wednesday, police said.
The incident occurred at Kanaginahal village in Gadag taluk, they said.
According to police, the body, believed to be that of a 35-to-40-year-old man, was discovered in a canal located along Haralapur road. The man's hands were allegedly tied with a rope, while his legs were tied using a pair of pants. The body also bore injuries on the head and chest, a police official said.
Police suspect the man was murdered elsewhere and the body dumped at the spot. A case of murder has been registered at the Gadag Rural Police Station.
Efforts are on to establish the identity of the deceased, police said, adding that further investigation is underway.
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UP: Girl raped by two youths, juvenile at Banda hotel, all accused held
Banda (UP) (PTI): A 15-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly abducted and gang-raped at a hotel here by two youths and a minor, who then abandoned her under a bridge, police said on Thursday.
The two youths involved in the crime were arrested, and the juvenile was apprehended on Wednesday, they said.
According to Atarra Circle Officer Praveen Yadav, the arrested have been identified as Mahesh Kushwaha (18), Shakti Singh (19), and a 15-year-old boy, all residents of Girwan.
He said the incident took place around 8.30 pm on Tuesday.
The complaint filed by the girl's father stated that his daughter had gone to the market in Atarra town with a friend, when the three accused on a motorcycle made her inhale some intoxicant. They took the semi-conscious teenager to a hotel on Station Road, committed the crime and then abandoned her under the Ken Canal bridge before fleeing, CO Yadav said.
A case was registered on Wednesday, and all the accused were held, the CO said.
He added that one of the arrested accused was a former acquaintance of the victim. RUK
