Davanagere, June 9 -- A 41-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped by a group of men in Karnataka's Davanagere district after being reportedly drugged with an intoxicating substance mixed in a soft drink. The incident, which took place on June 3 under the jurisdiction of Basavapattana Police Station in Channagiri taluk, came to light after the survivor lodged a complaint with the police.

According to preliminary investigations, she was travelling to her parental home following a dispute with her husband. She encountered a group of youths who had reportedly gone for a wild boar hunt. The accused approached her and offered her a soft drink mixed with alcohol.

They took her to a nearby farm where she was gang raped and sexually assaulted m...