"No fear of police, law and order situation very bad": BJP's Bommai targets Karnataka govt over Hampi rape case

New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai on Monday criticized the Karnataka government for its failure to maintain law and order after the Hampi rape case incident.
Speaking to ANI, Bommai highlighted the influx of international tourists, pointing out the rising consumption of illegal substances and the absence of adequate security measures.
"A large number of international tourists come, and illegal drugs and other things are consumed. There is no fear of the police, and now such incidents are happening. The CM is giving statements after everything happens. But no precautionary measures have been taken. No security measures have been taken because a large number of tourists go there. The law and order situation is very bad. There is no fear of the law. There is no fear of the police, and the government is busy doing corruption," the former chief minister of Karnataka said.
Meanwhile, Karnataka police has apprehended the third accused in the Hampi rape case, the police officials said on Monday.
The accused has been identified as Saranabasava (27), who was working as a carpenter. He was arrested by Gangavathi Rural police from Tamil Nadu's capital city Chennai and has been brought to Karnataka.
Speaking to ANI, Superintendent of Police of Koppal, Ram Arasiddi said that if it would be necessary then the accused would be taken into the police custody as well.
"As I had told previously, we have taken this incident very seriously and we had formed teams... We visited the spot as well. Based on the information and some technical help, we had earlier arrested two persons. The other person, Saranabasava (27), who was absconding, has been arrested from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. We have brought him here. All the legal procedures will be done today. If necessary, we will take him into police custody also," Arasiddi told ANI.
Two women, including an Israeli national, were allegedly raped by three men near the Hampi heritage site in Karnataka's Vijayanagara district on the night of March 6, Koppal police said on Saturday.
A male tourist accompanying them was later found dead, they added. (ANI)