Orissa, March 9 -- In a major development, Karnataka Police arrested two persons on Saturday in connection with the horrific incident of three persons committing gang rape on two women, a tourist from Israel, and a female local homestay owner and killing a male Indian tourist who was with them.
The incident was reported from the Gangavathi Rural police station located close to the UNESCO heritage site Hampi.
The individuals taken into custody have been identified as 22-year-old Mallesh, also known as Handi Malla, and 21-year-old Chetan Sai Sillekyatar. Both were apprehended by the Koppal Rural police. The arrested suspects are local residents of Sainagar in Gangavathi taluk, Koppal district.
Another suspect, who is a close associate of ...