Man booked for sexual assault in Haveri

HAVERI: A 20-year-old woman has accused her distant cousin of sexually assaulting her while she was alone at home, police said. The incident occurred at Hamsi village of Haveri taluk in the victim’s house on October 16, but her parents filed a complaint with the Haveri Women’s police only on October 28.
According to police, the woman met her cousin at her house and he sexually assaulted her in the evening.
Manjappa T, CPI at the woman police station said, “We have received the complaint and filed an FIR against Melagiriyappa Goravar, who is also from Hamsi village. The victim said Melagiriyappa had visited her house around noon on October 16 while she was alone. He allegedly sexually assaulted her by force. He also threatened to kill her if she disclosed the incident to anybody,” he added.
“We will arrest the accused soon,” said Manjappa.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)