Woman from Bihar raped near K.R. Puram railway station in Bengaluru

The alleged incident took place between 1.20 a.m and 1.30 a.m.

A woman from Bihar was allegedly raped near Krishnarajapuram railway station in Bengaluru in the early hours of April 3 while she was with her brother. The two accused were arrested within hours of the woman lodging a complaint.

According to the police, the woman and her brother were travelling from Kerala to Bihar. They had got down from the train at K.R. Puram to have food. Two men allegedly followed them, assaulted the brother and took the woman to a poorly-lit place, and raped her.

The alleged incident took place between 1.20 a.m and 1.30 a.m.

The two men have been identified as Asif and Syed.

“A person saw a commotion. On hearing the girl screaming, the person dialled 112. At that time, our Cheetah patrol team was near the spot. They caught Asif within a few minutes while Syed escaped. Our team tracked him down and arrested him,” said Shivakumar Gunar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Whitefield).

A rape case under Section 69 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has been registered at Mahadevapura Police Station.