Bengaluru's Night Of Horror: Woman Gangraped On Hotel Terrace, 3 Arrested

A woman was gangraped by four men on the terrace of a private hotel in Bengaluru's Koramangla area.

A woman was gangraped by four men at a private hotel in Bengaluru. (Representational Image)

Source : ABPLIVE AI

A woman was allegedly gang-raped on the terrace of a private hotel in Bengaluru's Koramangala, said the police on Friday. Three of the accused have been arrested in connection with the incident which took place around midnight on Thursday, they added. 

The victim, who is married, works in catering services and serves food at events, the police said, reported PTI. 

The victim filed a complaint with the police in which she alleged that she was waiting at Jyothi Nivas College junction when four men in their 20s approached her and began a conversation. 

The accused befriended the 33-year-old woman and invited her to dinner at a hotel, the police said, adding that after dinner, they allegedly made sexual advances towards her and gang-raped her on the terrace of the hotel.

The men threatened the victim not to disclose the incident to anyone and released her around 6 am on Friday, said a senior police officer. The woman told her ordeal to her husband after reaching home and informed the police, he added. 

According to police, all the accused hail from another state and work in hotels. 

A case has been registered at Koramangla police station, based on the complaint, under Section 70 (gang rape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and arrested three accused, Joint Commissioner (East) Ramesh Banoth told PTI. 

The fourth accused has also been identified, and efforts are underway to nab him, he added. 

Last month, two men were arrested by Bengaluru police for allegedly abducting and sexually assaulting a 37-year-old woman waiting for a bus in the KR Market area. 

According to the police, the incident took place at around 11:30 pm on January 21 near Godown Street.