NEW DELHI: Seven men who allegedly barged into a hotel room and attacked an interfaith couple during their stay in Karnataka’s Haveri district have been charged with gangrape after the victim complained that she was sexually assaulted by them, the police said on Friday.
Three men who belong to a minority community have been arrested in connection with the incident that happened on January 8.

“On Thursday afternoon, the victim’s statement was recorded in front of a magistrate wherein she alleged that she was raped by seven men who also abused and assaulted her. So, based on her claim, we have added section 376 D of IPC (gangrape) to the existing FIR. We have arrested three men in connection with the incident so far,” a senior police officer said.

“Another suspect is hospitalised due to an accident he met a day after the alleged incident. So, once he is discharged, he will be taken into custody. Our teams are trying to trace the remaining suspects in the case. We have identified all of them,” he said.
The woman initially alleged the involvement of six men, but later mentioned other suspects who were their accomplices, he said, adding, the police were trying to secure all of them.