The bail applications of 17 accused in the Hangal gang-rape case have been rejected by the additional sessions and district court in Haveri. The public prosecutor strongly objected to granting bail, citing concerns of witness tampering. Evidence in the chargesheet includes DNA samples, hair strands, and CCTV footage. The incident, initially reported as moral policing, involved the gang rape of a 26-year-old woman near Nalkuru Cross in Hangal taluk.