BENGALURU:BENGALURU: Three hotel employees were arrested for allegedly raping a 36-year-old woman in the early hours of Friday. The incident happened on the terrace of a hotel where the woman had gone with the accused for dinner.
The accused are identified as Ajith, Vishwas and Shivu, and are from West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. Another unidentified person joined them, but did not rape the woman. Police have launched a hunt for him. All the accused were reportedly under the influence of alcohol.
The woman had reportedly come to meet a friend near a private college in 5th Block KHB Colony, in Koramangala, and was returning. Around 1am, the accused started a conversation with her, claiming he knew her. They went mutually to the hotel for dinner, where she was gangraped on the terrace. She was reportedly with the accused till 6 am.
After leaving the hotel, she called the police control room and informed them about the incident. The control room personnel alerted the Hoysala patrol which took her to a nearby hospital for treatment and medical check-up.
The woman told the police that the accused had taken her mobile phone and purse. Police tracked her mobile and found that the accused were working in hotels in the vicinity. When the police arrived, the hotel was closed. The accused were sleeping when the police arrived to arrest them. The incident came to light around 7.30am.
“The three accused were arrested for rape, and all are adults. According to the victim’s statement, the men introduced themselves and she went with them for dinner. There were four men, and three of them raped her on the terrace of the hotel. A search is on for the other accused. All the men are hotel employees and from outside the state. The woman is from the city,” Joint Commissioner of Police (East) B Ramesh said.
The woman, originally from Delhi, had married a local and settled in the city. She is out of danger, DCP (Southeast) Sarah Fathima said. Koramangala police registered a case.