HIV-positive man raped and robbed on the outskirts of Bengaluru

Bengaluru, July 1 A shocking incident was reported from the Madanayakanahalli police station area on Monday in which a 56-year-old HIV-positive man was raped and robbed in his residence on the outskirts of Bengaluru by a person known to him. The incident took place in a village near Nelamangala town in Bengaluru North Taluk.

According to police, the victim, who worked with an NGO, had befriended the accused Shyam Patil a year ago. Patil had claimed to be suffering from tuberculosis and thus gained the victim’s trust. Recently, the victim’s wife and children had gone to their native village and Patil took advantage of the situation.

When Patil came to know that the victim was alone, he visited his house, mixed sleeping pills in his juice and gave it to him. When the victim fell unconscious, Patil sprayed a substance on his face which made him completely helpless. The accused then raped him and robbed the victim of 88 grams of gold, Rs 20,000 cash and his mobile phone kept in a cupboard.

The victim noticed the sexual assault and robbery the next morning and filed a complaint at Madanayakanahalli police station. The police have launched a manhunt for the accused Shyam Patil.

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