Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (MS)

Bengaluru, Feb 4: In a barbaric act, a youth and his friends gang raped an 80-year-old woman who was working as gatekeeper of a cemetery in the town. This inhuman incident occurred at NGR Layout of Bommanahalli in the city.

Yellamma (80), a resident of NGR Layout of Bommanahalli is the hapless victim who bled to death in this gruesome incident. Harish (19), who is the main culprit of the act is taken into custody by the Bommanahalli police. The cops are on the hunt for others who are absconding.

Yellamma, who was grieviously injured in the act, was admitted to a hospital. However, she succumbed to her injuries later.

As per the details available, Yellamma, who was working as a gatekeeper of the cemetry at NGR Extension of Roopena Agrahara in the city used to live in a room in the cemetery itself. The accused Harish and some of his friends went to the room of Yellamma on the evening of Saturday, February 2. They smashed her face with a wooden log and bit her chest. In addition, they injured and private part and raped her.

A lady who was grazing sheep in the cemetery heard a scream from the room of Yellamma. When she ran towards the room, she saw elderly Yellamma lying in a pool of blood. The shepherdess saw Harish and his friends inside the room. She ran out of fear and informed the same to the locals and the daughter of the elderly woman. As the locals arrived on the scene of the incident, the culprits made good their escape.

Bommanhalli police station personnel who arrived on the spot after getting information from the locals got Yellamma admitted to the hospital. However, she breathed her last after some time.

A complaint in this regard is filed by the relatives of the deceased woman in the Bommanahalli police station. The police who have registered a case have taken the prime accused Harish in custody and searching for the other members of the gang.