Three Sentenced To Death For Gang-Rape Of Israeli Tourist Near Hampi

Last Updated:February 16, 2026, 19:45 IST

While delivering the death sentence, the judge observed that the crime fell under the “rarest of rare” category and therefore warranted the maximum punishment.

Three men have been sentenced to death by a session court in Karnataka’s Koppal district on Monday after convicting them in the gang rape of two women, including an Israeli national, and the killing of a male tourist.

The incident occurred in March last year. The convicts have been identified as Mallesh alias Handimalla, Sai, and Sharanappa. The death sentence was delivered by the Gangavathi District and Sessions Court, with the judge observing that the crime fell under the “rarest of rare" category and therefore warranted the maximum punishment.

The incident took place near the Tungabhadra Left Bank Canal in Sanapura, close to Hampi. Police said the three convicts approached the two women survivors, an Israeli tourist and a homestay operator, along with their three male tourist friends on the night of March 6, 2025, and demanded money.

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When the demand was refused, the trio allegedly assaulted the group by pushing the three male tourists into the canal and sexually assaulting the two women. While two of the men managed to swim to safety, a tourist from Odisha drowned in the canal.

The incident had sent shockwaves across the country and drawn widespread condemnation.

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