May 2, 2012: 28-year-old Karnataka native held for rape

TNN | May 2, 2012, 04.50AM IST

MARGAO: A native of Karnataka was arrested by the Cuncolim police for rape, after a middle-aged woman lodged a complaint in this regard on Tuesday.

The woman who belongs to the ST community and is five-months pregnant, in her complaint, stated the accused had promised to marry her. Cuncolim police said that the woman was sent to Hospicio hospital, Margao, for a medical examination and that after receiving the medical report, they proceeded to arrest the 28-year-old accused, Prabhush Prakash Urla Halli.

Halli was arrested under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code. Cuncolim police sources added that Halli used to work as a mason and had met the victim at the KTC bus stand in September 2011. Police sources added that the accused and the victim would meet regularly at a construction site at Sarvakotto, Cuncolim. Further investigations are under way.
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