Kochi: Two men were arrested in connection with the gang-rape of a Israeli tourist and a homestay operator near Hampi on Saturday, media reports said.
The victims were a 27-year-old israeli tourist and homestay operator who was 29 year old.
The third accused is missing.Special teams have been deployed to trace him.
The suspects have been identified as Mallesh alias Handi Malla, 22, and Chetan Sai Sillekyatar, 21, of Sainagar in Gangavathi taluk, Koppal district.
Police said the attack occurred around 10.30 pm on Thursday when the victims, along with three male tourists, were stargazing near the Tungabhadra Left Bank Canal.
Other tourists Daniel of US and Pankaj from Maharashtra swam to safety. The third tourist, Bibash from Odisha, went missing. “His body was recovered from the canal on Saturday morning,” police said.
Bibash died while defending the rapists,the police said.
Two held for rape
