- By Deeksha Gour
- Wed, 12 Nov 2025 05:45 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Bengaluru News: In Bengaluru’s MR Nagar area, where a specially-abled woman was reportedly assaulted inside her home on November 9. The area falls under the jurisdiction of the Audugodi Police.
According to reports, the accused, identified as Vignesh alias Dadu, allegedly tried to sexually assault the woman, who has difficulty speaking and walking. Police said the man was under the influence of marijuana when he broke into the house by unfastening the door latch. The victim was alone at the time.
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The incident took a dramatic turn when the woman’s mother returned home from a wedding and found Vignesh hiding behind the door. She immediately raised an alarm, following which neighbours rushed in, caught the accused, and thrashed him before handing him over to the police.
Officials confirmed that the accused was taken into custody and booked under Section 75 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for sexual harassment. He remains in police custody as the investigation continues.
In separate news, a man and woman from West Bengal were arrested at Bengaluru’s Cantonment railway station on August 2 for smuggling ganja. The duo, identified as Humayun Kabir, 21, and Rimpa Khatun, 26, were caught with 21.16 kg of the contraband after arriving on the Prashanti Express from Bhubaneswar.
According to the Karnataka railway police, the couple regularly flew to Odisha and returned by train with ganja hidden in their luggage. They reportedly sold a portion of it in Bengaluru and sent the rest to Kerala by train. Both were employed at a plywood company.
Officials said the use of trains for smuggling ganja from Odisha and Andhra Pradesh has sharply increased. NDPS Act cases have risen from 12 in 2021 to 64 this year, with 2,163 kg of ganja worth Rs 16.57 crore seized since 2021. Police say most smugglers travel with personal bags in unreserved coaches.
