An FIR has been registered at the Channagiri Police Station under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including conspiracy, assault, and attempt to murder.
Published Apr 15, 2025 | 2:31 PM ⚊ Updated Apr 15, 2025 | 2:31 PM
The arrested people.
Synopsis: A video of several people assaulting a 38-year-old woman in Davanagere in Karnataka. An FIR has been registered at the Channagiri Police Station.
A 38-year-old woman, identified as Shabeena Banu, was brutally assaulted by a group of men outside a mosque in Tavarekere village in Davanagere in Karnataka on 9 April. The incident came to light after a video was widely circulated on social media.
After the video went viral, the Davanagere police arrested six people. The arrested have been identified as: Mohammad Niyaz (32), a driver, Mohammad Gouspeer (45), a scrap dealer, Chand Basha (35), a sugarcane juice vendor, Inayat Ullah (51), Dastgir (24), a bike mechanic and Rasool TR (42), a fisherman.
An FIR has been registered at the Channagiri Police Station under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including conspiracy, assault, and attempt to murder.
On 7 April. a relative named Nasreen (32) visited Shabeena with a man named Fayaz. When her husband, Jameel Ahmad alias Shameer, found them together at home, he reportedly filed a complaint with the local Jama Masjid.
Two days later, on 9 April, Shabeena, Nasreen, and Fayaz were summoned to the mosque, where Shabeena was allegedly attacked by the mob.
(With inputs from Nolan Pinto.)
