Mounesh Vishwakarma
Daijiworld Media Network – Bantwal (SP)
Bantwal, Apr 25: In an incident reeking of treachery and infidelity, two married men, belonging to the same community from which a ninth standard student they targetted hails from, took her to Madikeri and allegedly raped her. After the incident came to light on Wednesday April 23, the poor parents of the girl filed police complaint at Vittal station.
The girl had reportedly visited a shop in Vittal a few days back to recharge her cell phone. At that time, a man named Bobbekeri Basheer is said to have noted down her cell phone number, and made it a habit to call her routinely. In course of time, he earned her confidence by claiming to be in love with her, and projecting himself as an eligible bachelor. Once he became sure that the girl had trusted him completely, he drew up a plan to rape her, it is said.
Basheer called the girl at around 8.30 pm on April 18, and informed her that he would be arriving near her home. When the girl appeared on a road near her home, Basheer, overlooking her protests, made her to sit in his car. His friend, Radhukatte Basheer, who faces cases of motor bike thefts, was already seated in the car. They tactfully took the girl to a deserted spot near Madikeri and raped her there, it is alleged.
Even after returning home, Radhukatte Basheer reportedly called her on April 19, promised to marry her, invited her to his home, and raped her again. A person named Karyadi Jabbar came to know of these incidents, after which he called the girl to come with him, failing which, he threatened to kill her.
The relatives of the girl got these details after verifying the phone calls in the cell phone of the girl, and questioning her. Jabbar, who faced the ire of the girl’s relatives, succeeded in escaping from their clutches and alerting the other two culprits. Jabbar and the other two offenders have gone into hiding since then.
The girl, who is in a state of shock, is being treated in a hospital in Deralakatte. Radhukatte Basheer was put behind bars a number of times for stealing motor bikes, while the other Basheer had been manhandled by the people many a time for eve teasing. It is tragic that the poor girls, in spite of learning about such incidents through the media and other sources, continue to fall prey to the wicked plans of such anti-social elements.