The third suspect, identified only as Sharanappa, is being brought fro….

The third suspect, identified only as Sharanappa, is being brought from Tamil Nadu, police said. Two of his accomplices were held Saturday and identified as Mallesh alias Handi Mallesh, 22, and Chetan Sai Sillekyatar, 21. All three face charges of sexual assault and murder. The two sexual-assault survivors, who had been admitted to the local Gangavathi Sub-Division Hospital early Friday, were discharged on Sunday, officials said. The attackers had also robbed the survivors, snatching two cellphones and Rs 9,500 in cash before fleeing the scene. The body of Bibash Nayak, 26, who drowned after being pushed into the canal, was brought home to Odisha and his last rites performed there. The gruesome attack drew widespread outrage and concerns over the safety of tourists at Hampi and its vicinity. The women — the 27-year-old Israeli and her female homestay host — were targeted late Thursday night by the three intruders while stargazing at Sanapur lake in Karnataka’s Koppal, about 25km from Unesco world heritage site Hampi.

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