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An Israeli female tourist, along with another woman, was gangraped in the Karnataka state of India, Indian media reported on Saturday.
As per the reports, the incident occurred at a UNESCO World Heritage site, where two women, including an Israeli tourist, were raped, and three male tourists were assaulted and thrown into a canal. One of the men, a tourist from Odisha, was found dead on Friday morning, sparking outrage and a large-scale police investigation.
The incident occurred late on Thursday night between 11:00 PM and 11:30 PM near Sanapur Lake, a popular tourist spot about 4 km from Hampi. According to police, the victims—a 27-year-old Israeli woman, a 29-year-old homestay operator, and three male tourists from Odisha, Maharashtra, and the United States—were sitting by the lake, listening to music when the attack took place, according to sources.
Three men on motorcycles approached the group, asking for petrol. When the homestay operator informed them that there was no petrol station nearby, they demanded money. When the tourists refused, the men turned aggressive, assaulting them and pushing the three male tourists into the Tungabhadra canal. They then raped both women before fleeing the scene.
While two of the injured men managed to escape and are currently under treatment at a government hospital, the third, identified as Bboss from Odisha, went missing after being thrown into the water. A search operation was launched early Friday morning, involving police teams, dog squads, and fire department officials. His body was later found in the lake, confirming fears that he had drowned.
A case has been registered at Gangavathi Rural Police Station . According to the complaint, the attackers spoke Kannada and Telugu. After pushing the male tourists into the water, two of the three men raped the women. The survivors, still in shock, alerted authorities after escaping from the scene.
A special police team has been deployed to track down the assailants, and security has been tightened around Hampi.
