New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- A Karnataka court on Monday awarded death sentences to three men convicted of raping an Israeli tourist and another woman, and murdering a youth near a UNESCO World Heritage site in Koppal district last year.

The Gangavathi Civil Court sentenced the convicts - Mallesh alias Handi Malla, Sharanabasava and Chaitanya Sai - to death.

On 7 February, the court found the three accused guilty and reserved the order for 16 February.

The court pronounced the quantum of punishment on Monday.

According to the prosecution, the heinous crime took place near Sanapur on 6 March 2025.

The Israeli-origin woman was subjected to inhuman sexual assault. The incident had made international headlines and cast a shadow over the distric...