Bengaluru Shocker: Woman Gangraped, Family Robbed By Fake Informants In Gangondanahalli; Three Arrested

Bengaluru Shocker: In a shocking incident, a 27-year-old woman was allegedly gangraped and robbed at her home in Bengaluru on Tuesday, October 21. The incident took place between 9 PM and midnight on Tuesday in Gangondanahalli, within the jurisdiction of the Madanayakanahalli police station.

The suspects forcefully entered the house, claiming to be “police informants,” and aggressively interrogated the family about alleged illegal activities, News18 reported. Preliminary investigation suggests that the house was occupied by the victim, another woman, two other adults, and two children at the time of the incident.

The accused threatened the woman and sexually assaulted her one after another before fleeing the house with Rs 25,000 cash and two mobile phones. Soon after the incident, senior police officers arrived at the scene following the woman’s call for help, news agency PTI reported.

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“The accused persons threatened her and took turns sexually assaulting her. They then fled with ₹25,000 in cash and two mobile phones from the house,” the report stated.

“Given the seriousness of the case, a deputy SP-rank officer was assigned to the investigation. After speaking to the woman and others in the house, we learned that five people had entered the residence. We have formed three special teams under the inspector of each police station in the Nelamangala sub-division,” CK Baba, Superintendent of Police, Bengaluru Rural, said.

Authorities have arrested three suspects out of the five believed to be involved in the incident. The arrested men were identified as Karthik, Glen, and Suyoga. A case has been registered under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including Sections 70(1) (gang rape), 127(2) (wrongful confinement) and 311 (robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death).

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“We need to interrogate the arrested men in detail to ascertain if the woman and the accused knew each other before. Her condition is out of danger,” he added.