Three folks have been arrested in reference to the homicide of a 73-year-old man, who had allegedly raped a 16-year-old woman from their household in Bengaluru’s Babuspalya space, beneath the jurisdiction of Hennur police station, police mentioned on Tuesday.
The deceased used to work as a development employee, and was a resident of Tamil Nadu however had been staying in Babuspalya for a number of years now, mentioned police. The incident passed off on Sunday night time when the accused sexually assaulted his neighbour whereas she had gone exterior her home to select up the garments, frolicked to dry, mentioned police.
The accused took the woman to his home the place he gave her a drink allegedly laced with sedatives, after which she fell unconscious, mentioned police.
“Because the woman didn’t return house for lengthy, her relations began looking for her within the neighbourhood throughout which they discovered the woman mendacity unconscious and half-naked contained in the accused’s home,” a police official aware about the matter mentioned.
The minor was rushed to a hospital, mentioned police, including after regaining consciousness, she knowledgeable her household concerning the incident. “The household went to the accused’s home and questioned him which resulted in a heated argument, following which they allegedly thrashed him,” Deputy commissioner of police (east) Bheemashankar S Guled mentioned. Medical examination has confirmed rape, he added.
On Monday morning, the survivor’s kin went to the Hennur police station and lodged a grievance of rape in opposition to the person, the police mentioned. Nonetheless, when a police group reached his home, he was discovered mendacity unconscious on the ground, mentioned police. “The accused was rushed to a hospital the place he was declared introduced lifeless,” mentioned the police official.
“The accused had been residing within the neighbourhood for a number of years and was an acquaintance of the woman’s household. We’re suspecting that he had given the minor one thing to drink, which was laced with sedatives, after which he dedicated the crime,” mentioned DCP Guled.
The police mentioned they’ve lodged two instances in reference to the incident. The primary case has been registered beneath the Safety of Kids from Sexual Offences Act in opposition to the accused, mentioned the police. One other case has been registered beneath Part 302 (homicide) of the Indian Penal Code in opposition to the rape survivor’s cousin, the cousin’s pal and one other relative, mentioned the police.
Each the instances have been registered on the Hennur police station case, mentioned the police.
The police are awaiting the post-mortem report to establish the precise explanation for the accused’s loss of life.