{
  "id": 8198860,
  "title": "Karnataka Shocker: 22-Year-Old Woman Allegedly Confined, Sexually Assaulted By Six Including 2 Railway Cops In Yadgir",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/karnataka-shocker-22-year-old-woman-allegedly-confined-sexually",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T07:15:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/karnataka-shocker-22-year-old-woman-allegedly-confined-sexually-assaulted-by-six-including-2-railway-cops-in-yadgir"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 22-year-old woman was illegally confined and sexually assaulted by six individuals, including two railway police officers, in Yadgir, Northern Karnataka, according to a complaint lodged with the police. The victim, who had arrived in Yadgir from Bengaluru with family issues, was allegedly taken in by Mallappa, who assured her he would help her. Instead, Mallappa sexually assaulted her and promised to marry her. Later, Sharanappa and another railway police officer came to the house and continued the assault, threatening the girl with dire consequences. On the third day, the girl managed to contact the emergency response team of the Yadgir Women Police station, leading to her rescue and the registration of a case against the six accused.",
  "summary": "Bengaluru: Six persons, including two Railway police have been booked for illegally confining a 22-year-old girl for several days and sexually assaulting at Yadgir in Northern Karnataka. The girl was rescued by the emergency response team of Yadgir Women Police station, who have registered a case against the six based on a written complaint by the victim. One of the accused Railway police…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}