Karnataka woman gang-raped in Kurnool

Kurnool, July 19: In a shocking incident, a young woman from Karnataka has been allegedly gang raped by an auto-rickhshaw driver along with three accomplices, on late Wednesday night.

According to TOI report, the young woman was noticed by a police patrol, at around 11.30pm, in a semi-conscious state. They admitted her to the Kurnool government hospital.

According to police, the woman is a native of Kolar, and had come to Kurnool, a district in Andhra Pradesh, to admit her cousin to a local nursing college. Then she left the college at around 8.30pm and reportedly boarded an autorickshaw to reach the railway station.

Police suspect she may have been drugged before being sexually assaulted.

A case has been registered based on a complaint lodged by the woman's cousin.

Presently, the victim is stated to be in a state of shock and her condition is stable. She hasn't given any statement to the police yet.

The police suspects that, the accused, autorickshaw driver took her to the city's outskirts instead of taking her to the railway station. He allegedly called three of his associates and they assaulted her sexually.

However, no arrests have been made yet.

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