Moodbidri, 05 Nov 2014: A rape case of a teenager that had occurred in July, 2014 came to light very late, only when the accused was arrested on Wednesday, November 5.
The arrested is Dayanand Hegde (45), a resident of Padumarnadu Munneru in Moodabidri and the victim’s neighbour.
It is said that Dayanand, a married man, had dragged the 19-year-old victim to a nearby forest from the pond where she was washing clothes, and raped her. The incident took place in the first week of July, but the truth was hidden for so long as Dayanand had threatened the victim, it is gathered.