The victim told police that one accused Nikhil gave her a drink, but she vomited after drinking it. | Photo Credit: Representative Image

Key Highlights The accused have been sent to central prison after they were produced in the court The girl student lives in Bengaluru at a paying guest accommodation The accused have been identified as Abhinav and Nikhil

Bengaluru: Despite strict laws and gender awareness programmes, there seems to be no escaping for women from the eyes of sexual predators.

In a fresh case, a 19-year-old student was allegedly sexually assaulted by her two friends following a party in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The victim was later admitted to a hospital.

Kodigehalli police have now arrested the two accused. The woman lives in the city at a paying guest accommodation.

According to a report in The Times of India, the police have filed a complaint based on the statement of the survivor. The accused have been identified as Abhinav and Nikhil.

The accused have been sent to central prison after they were produced in the court. The cops say the accused lured the woman to join them for the party at a pub in Koramangala.

The victim told police that one accused Nikhil gave her a drink, but she vomited after drinking it and decided to go back to her PG.

"Nikhil forced me to go to his room telling me that I was not in a condition to go to my PG. He told me to stay in his room for the night and go safely to my PG the next morning. I stayed in his room without suspecting any foul play as he was a friend," the victim told police.

The victim said Nikhil showed her a room and she slept there. After this, the two accused took turns to rape her.

In a similar incident, a 16-year-old girl committed suicide in Kolkata, a day after she was allegedly gang-raped by her boyfriend and his friends in August last year. Police later arrested the accused after a complaint by the victim's family.

The girl's alleged boyfriend took her to an isolated field in Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal where his friends took turns to rape her. They even recorded a video of the heinous act and threatened to upload it on social media platforms if she were to approach the police and report their crime.