Pramesh S Jain
A 20-year-old domestic help was brutally assaulted by a group of migrant labourers in Varthur after she resisted their advances,with the accused later accusing her of having an illicit affair.
The arrested accused has been identified as,A2-Baban SK,A6-Suknhar khatun,A7-Seema Dafdar,A8-Asura khatun,A5-Fatay dafdar.
Senior officer told reporters that the incident occurred on Friday night at a labourers’colony on Belagere Road, where the woman lives alone.
The victim was inside her house when her neighbour, Riyaz,came to deliver drinking water.At that moment,a group of men barged into the premises,locked the house from outside,and began creating a ruckus.
Sensing danger, the woman locked herself inside.
However,the accused allegedly broke open the door, dragged her out,and assaulted her in a brutal manner — kicking,slapping,punching,and pulling her by the hair.
The attackers also assaulted Riyaz,accusing him of being in a relationship with the victim,and threatened both of them to vacate the house.
Residents later intervened and rescued the injured woman,who was shifted to a hospital for treatment.
Based on the medico-legal case (MLC),Varthur police have registered a case under Sections 118,351,352,3, and 78 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Police have arrested five of the accused,while a search is underway to nab the remaining suspects who are on the run.
In a chilling allegation,the victim said the accused threatened to kill her when she was called to the police station for identification.
“I live alone and have no family.I fear for my life,”she said,seeking police protection.
The woman further alleged that the accused,who stay in the same locality,had been stalking her,passing lewd remarks,and repeatedly asking for her phone number. The assault,she said,was triggered after she objected to their behaviour.Police said further investigation is underway.
