Medical student gang-raped near Belagavi

February 21, 2017 11:17 pm | Updated February 22, 2017 05:23 pm IST - BELAGAVI

No end in sight: A protester at a demonstration in New Delhi on Tuesday against the rape of a woman in Hauz Khas Village on Saturday night. Photo: Sushil Kumar Verma Sushil Kumar Verma

No end in sight: A protester at a demonstration in New Delhi on Tuesday against the rape of a woman in Hauz Khas Village on Saturday night. Photo: Sushil Kumar Verma Sushil Kumar Verma

The Kakti police are on the lookout for five youths, who allegedly raped a first-year MBBS student near Belagavi city.

The 17-year-old from Dharwad district was raped on an open hill site on the outskirts of Kakti village, about 10 km from the city, on February 15 evening. She registered a complaint with the police in the presence of her parents on Tuesday morning.

The girl was taken to hospital for medical examination and police officials visited her at the hospital. The police said that when the girl was with her boyfriend near one of the windmills on the hill, she was dragged away by five men and raped. Her boyfriend was beaten up.

A case has been registered and the police are looking for the accused, who have been identified as residents of Mutyanatti village.

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