In a disturbing incident, 23-year-old woman staying in a paying guest accommodation in Bengaluru’s Gangotri Circle area was first sexually assaulted by unidentified intruder and then he fled after looting cash.
The police said, the unidentified man first locked all the rooms on the floor from outside before entering one of them. He allegedly touched the woman inappropriately while she was asleep.
When she tried to resist, he threatened her with a knife, attacked her with his nails leaving scratches on her legs, and physically assaulted her twice before she could get out of the bed.
He then took ₹2,500 cash from her cupboard and fled.
CCTV footage reveal that a man wearing entered the hostel unnoticed around 3 am on Friday.
Following the incident, the woman filed a complaint with Suddaguntepalya police station. The police registered a case for trespassing, sexual harassment, assault, and theft; currently a probe is on.