A 21-year-old final-year undergraduate student was allegedly raped by unidentified assailant in Bengaluru's HSR Layout during the early hours of Sunday, August 18.Police reports indicate that the victim is not a resident of Karnataka. The incident allegedly took place between 1:00 and 1:30 am behind Girias showroom while she was on her way home to Hebbagodi after visiting a pub in the Koramangala area.

Bengaluru South East Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Sarah Fathima confirmed the incident, stating, "The victim, a final-year undergraduate student from another state, was sexually assaulted by unknown perpetrator. She is currently stable. A case has been filed at HSR Layout Police Station, and we are actively searching for the culprits." According to the police, the victim had been drinking at a Koramangala pub. On her way home, she took an auto-rickshaw, but the vehicle met with an accident. "In her intoxicated state, she then took a ride from a biker who later took her to HSR Layout, where she was raped by unknown assailant," the police added
According to media reports, one of the survivor's friends received an emergency message with a location while her phone was unreachable. The friend alerted another contact, who arrived at the scene and found the survivor in distress. Another friend of the survivor also reached the location. "They reported seeing a person wearing only trousers with scratch marks on his face. He fled when they tried to apprehend him. The survivor was subsequently taken to a hospital," a police source informed DH. Gupta stated that he, along with other police officers, visited the scene and spoke with the victim and her relatives