K'taka Court Convicts Three for Gangrape of Foreign Tourist, Murder Near Hampi

• A Koppal district court convicted three men for the gang rape of two women, including an Israeli tourist, and the murder of a male tourist near Hampi.
• The incident occurred in March last year near the Tungabhadra Left Bank Canal in Sanapura.
• The convicts, Mallesh, Sai, and Sharanappa, approached the tourists demanding money, then attacked them when denied.
• Three male tourists were pushed into the canal; two swam to safety, but a tourist from Odisha drowned.
• The court will pronounce the sentence on February 16 for offenses including murder, gang rape, and robbery under BNS.