BANGALORE: A 30-year-old domestic help was allegedly gang-raped twice within a few hours in NRI Colony, Ramamurthynagar, East Bangalore, on Sunday. Four men, including two watchmen, were arrested on Monday for the crime.

The incident happened when the woman, a mother of a boy, was taking lunch for her husband, a daily-wage worker, to his workplace.

While she was on her way, an acquaintance, Sunil Vinod, 26, and Jagadish alias Jaggi, 23 - both watchmen - took her to a building site saying her husband was waiting for her there.

"Sunil locked me in a room. Then one man (whom police identified as Jagadish later) came inside. They both raped me and fled the scene," the woman told cops.

"I was in a bad shape. I was walking out of the apartment site when Mahadev Bhat, 24, cook in a hotel, and electrician Ganesh Kumar, 20, approached me. They offered to take me home. But they dragged me into another building and raped me," she said.

The incident came to light on Sunday night when the woman's husband returned home, wondering why she didn't bring him lunch. The man found his wife distraught and learnt about the atrocity. He went straight to Ramamurthynagar police station and lodged a complaint.

The accused were arrested on Monday. They are all residents of TC Palya and neighbouring areas, police said. The woman and the accused have been subjected to medical tests.

