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.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against one more accused and added additional charges against two others in Shivamogga IS conspiracy case.
A Karnataka woman, who was harassed by a group of six men due to her interfaith relationship, has alleged that she was gang-raped by the same group. Three suspects have been arrested by the police, and the case will now be treated as a grave crime. The survivor and her family have been assured of police protection.
HAVERI: A Karnataka woman who was allegedly hounded by seven men from her community over an interfaith relationship told a judicial magistrate on Thur.