Newskarnataka-Belthangady
Belthangady : Belthangady police have arrested two persons on the charges of raping a 16 year girl of Mittabagilu village. Those arrested are Santosh T.V.(43) of Mittabgilu and B Jagadish (25), a jeep driver hailing from Malavanthige.
The incident is learnt to have taken place on November 11, Monday when the girl who was all alone at home, had been to the house of Santosh, an acquaintance with an intention of speaking to his wife. However, Santosh had told the girl that his wife was away in Bangalore. It is learnt, he later misbehaved with the girl and had raped her after promising to marry her and stating that his wife had divorced her. He also reportedly told the girl that he had enough property.
Later, when the girl was on way home at around 10 pm, she was taken in a car by one Jagadish who reportedly raped her in a rubber field at Bediguttu.
Further investigations are in progress.