Mounesh Vishwakarma

Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal (SP)

Bangwal, Mar 16: A woman who works as housemaid, on Saturday, March 14, filed a complaint in the town police station here, accusing a relative of her employer of assaulting and raping her repeatedly over a period of time. The victim also said that her tormentor, besides torturing and raping her often, also posed threat of murder if she complained about his behaviour.

The lady has named the accused in the case as Hameed, resident of Mohappat Lal, Talapady in B Mooda village near Kaikamba, B C Road. The complainant, who is reportedly in shock due to the above incidents, is being treated at Wenlock Hospital, Mangaluru. The rape accused in the meantime has fled, and the police are making an effort to trace him.

The complainant is 19. She hails from Holehonnur, Bhadravati in Shivamogga district. Her marriage was performed with a local youth there. On account of certain personal reasons, the couple could not live harmoniously for long. As such, she deserted her husband and came to stay with parents.

On account of abject poverty, the woman found it hard to carry on with life. She therefore came here to work in the residence of Abdul Rahman, resident of Mohappat Lal, Talapady, as domestic servant. Hameed, younger brother of Abdul Rahman's wife, used to visit Rahman's house when no one else was present. He forced the lady to cooperate with him to satiate his desires. As she did not agree, he assaulted her and raped her many a time, it is said. Every time he raped the lady, he is said to have threatened her of death if she revealed information about the rape to others, she said in the complaint.

The town police here, who have registered a case, are on the lookout for the absconding accused.