India, March 9 -- Following the alleged rape of two women including an Israeli national in Hampi, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said that the State government was taking the incident very seriously and several arrests have been made.

Parameshwara said, "We have taken the incident very seriously. We have sent senior police officers to the scene. Many people have already been arrested. The superintendent of Police will constitute the team. IG has already gone there."

Two women, including an Israeli national, were allegedly raped by three men near the Hampi heritage site in Karnataka's Vijayanagara district on the night of March 6, Koppal Police said on Saturday.

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