Police have arrested one of the accused, identified as Ashif, while the other suspect remains at large.
A 19-year-old Bihar woman was sexually assaulted by two men near KR Puram railway station in Bengaluru in the early hours of Wednesday, PTI reports. Police have arrested one of the accused, identified as Ashif, while the other suspect remains at large.
Reports suggest that the victim, who had been working in Kerala and was returning to her hometown in Bihar, had just arrived at the station with her brother. The siblings were heading toward Mahadevapura to get food when they were approached by the two men.
Police said the victim had been working in Kerala's Kattappan town but decided to return home as she was unhappy with the job. She took a ticket to Mangaluru but used the same ticket to reach Bengaluru.
"After informing their cousin in the city, the victim arrived at KR Puram railway station around 1:13 AM," police said, as quoted y PTI.
"The assailants allegedly attacked the victim's cousin and restrained him, while one of them dragged the victim to a secluded area and sexually assaulted her, hearing the victim's cries for help, some passersby rushed to the spot, forcing the attackers to flee" police said.
However, a case has been registered against both accused. Efforts are underway to identify and apprehend the second accused.
In a separate incident just days ago, a Bengaluru techie allegedly murdered his wife in a rage-fuelled quarrel, then escaped to Pune with her body concealed in a suitcase.
After an investigation was conducted, the techie confessed to the crime. The accused has now been arrested, and the case is under investigation.