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Bengaluru:  A 30-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped at a tennis club in Bengaluru on Wednesday night.

Two security guards have been arrested. The woman had come on Tuesday for a membership at the club located near the city’s well-known Cubbon Park. The police say she decided to stay the night near the club as she had come from Tumkur, over 70 km away.

The guards allegedly spotted the woman at the parking lot of the club and approached her, offering to help her gain membership. They allegedly took her to a deserted stretch and assaulted her. "Last night at around 3 am, a rape complaint was received at Cubbon Park," a senior police officer said.

This is the third such incident in the IT city in a month. Earlier this month, a 19-year-old nurse was allegedly raped inside a moving bus by its driver at Hoskote.

Last month, a 22-year-old call centre employee was gangraped by two men.Deputy commissioner of police (Central) Sandeep Patil said “The incident came to light when an assistant sub-inspector who was on rounds noticed the woman sitting near Siddalingaiah Circle around 2.30am and questioned her.”

He said, “Immediately she was brought to the Cubbon Park Police Station and a detailed statement taken from her.”

The woman had come to the club late afternoon. Though some workers told her there was none in the club and asked her to come on Thursday, she decided to stay back near by.

At about 9:30pm noticing her alone in the park two security guards approached her, the DCP said.

When she asked them to help her make her exit from the park as she did not know the way, the guards under the pretext of helping her had taken her to a secluded place and allegedly raped her.

Patil said, “A case has been registered last night. Guards have been detained, detailed investigation is going on and medical examination of victim and two accused is also being done.”

He said a case has been booked under Indian Penal Code section 376 (punishment for rape).

Deputy commissioner of police (Central) Sandeep Patil said “The incident came to light when an assistant sub-inspector who was on rounds noticed the woman sitting near Siddalingaiah Circle around 2.30am and questioned her.”

He said, “Immediately she was brought to the Cubbon Park Police Station and a detailed statement taken from her.”

The woman had come to the club late afternoon. Though some workers told her there was none in the club and asked her to come on Thursday, she decided to stay back near by.

At about 9:30pm noticing her alone in the park two security guards approached her, the DCP said.

When she asked them to help her make her exit from the park as she did not know the way, the guards under the pretext of helping her had taken her to a secluded place and allegedly raped her.

Patil said, “A case has been registered last night. Guards have been detained, detailed investigation is going on and medical examination of victim and two accused is also being done.”

He said a case has been booked under Indian Penal Code section 376 (punishment for rape).