Man held for raping woman in Chamarajanagar

MYSURU: A physically challenged woman was allegedly sexually assaulted at Puttanapura village in Chamarajanagar taluk.
According to police, the survivor is pregnant now. Additional superintendent of police Anita Haddannavar on Wednesday told TOI that they have arrested Basavanna, the accused, based on a complaint filed by the survivor. He is in judicial custody.
Under the pretext of marrying the woman, the accused allegedly raped her when she came to work as a daily wage labourer at his field, police stated.
Two held for robbing gadgets
City police have arrested two persons on charges of robbing a cellphone and a laptop.
The accused are Mohammad Zameer Ur Rehman alias Zameer, 20, of Kalyangiri, and Shoheb Aktar alias Shoheb, 21, of Raghavendra Nagar in the city.
On November 13, the duo allegedly robbed Srirag, a resident of Shakthi Nagar, of his cellphone at knife-point. The same day, they allegedly threatened Mohammad Zawad at his house in Kalyangiri and escaped with his laptop.
Based on the complaints from the victims, Udayagiri police arrested the duo near Madegowda Circle at Rajiv Nagar on November 17. The robbed gadgets have been recovered.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)