Bengaluru shame: Security guards rape woman on Diwali night

November 12, 2015 15:02

A 35-year-old woman was allegedly raped by two security guards at the famous Cubbon Park in Bengaluru on Wednesday night, police said.

Police said they have arrested both the security guards in connection with the incident.

The woman hailing from Tumkuru had come to the city to take membership in a tennis club functioning at the sprawling Cubbon Park when the incident occurred, they said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Sandeep Patil said, "The incident came to light when an assistant sub-inspector who was on rounds noticed the woman sitting near Siddalingaiah Circle around 2.30 AM and questioned her."

He said, "Immediately she was brought to the Cubbon Park Police Station and a detailed statement taken from her."

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