A 28-year-old Australian woman was allegedly raped by a college student from Bangalore near Gokarna, Karnataka, early yesterday morning
A 28-year-old Australian woman was allegedly raped by a college student from Bangalore near Gokarna, Karnataka, early yesterday morning.
Police have arrested and charged Sharan Gouda (20) after the woman's husband and other foreign nationals captured and held him at the resort.
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In the police complaint, the woman said she was sexually assaulted while staying at the Cafe Paradise resort at Om Beach near the town of Kawar.
Police Sub-inspector Kiran Kumar said the woman, who was not named, reported she was sleeping inside a beach cottage with the doors open because of the heat, while her husband slept outside.
She felt a man on top of her and realised it was a stranger, Kumar said. When she raised the alarm, the man ran away and her husband saw him fleeing.
The husband gathered other foreign nationals from nearby cottages and they captured the man and locked him in a room until morning when police came and took him into custody, said Kumar said.
Gouda, an electrical engineering student, was arrested and remanded in custody after appearing before a magistrate.
Gouda had been holidaying with friends at nearby Gokarna, the police said.
Detective Inspector Gopal Hosur said, "The accused was touring the place along with six friends. We are ascertaining whether he was under the influence of alcohol when the incident took place."
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