<p>A man, allegedly kept in captivity by his sister at her house for at least 20 years, has been rescued by police in Haveri district of Karnataka today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Hanumantappa Kyapannavar, in his late forties, was found chained by his sister Durgavva when police visited their house at Belur village following a tip off.<br /><br />The man's hair was unkempt and had covered himself with just a long piece of cloth, Haveri SP Chetan Singh Rathore told PTI.<br /><br />He, however, said it was difficult to say Hanumantappa was illegally confined, but initial investigations suggest that the victim was "restricted" from going out of the house.<br /><br />"According to Durgavva, Hanumantappa is mentally retarded and created public nuisance whenever he was set free. <br /><br />He used to pelt stones at people and indulged in eve teasing among other serious complaints of misbehaviour. Therefore his sister restricted him from going out of the house," Rathore said.<br /><br />This is the third such incident coming to light in Karnataka in the last four days.<br /><br />On June 4, Bangalore police rescued a 35-year-old Hemavathi who was allegedly locked up in a room by her parents for about four years.<br /><br />In another case, 90-year-old Ananth Kumar Shetty, who was allegedly kept chained on the terrace of his house here has been rescued this week.</p>
<p>A man, allegedly kept in captivity by his sister at her house for at least 20 years, has been rescued by police in Haveri district of Karnataka today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Hanumantappa Kyapannavar, in his late forties, was found chained by his sister Durgavva when police visited their house at Belur village following a tip off.<br /><br />The man's hair was unkempt and had covered himself with just a long piece of cloth, Haveri SP Chetan Singh Rathore told PTI.<br /><br />He, however, said it was difficult to say Hanumantappa was illegally confined, but initial investigations suggest that the victim was "restricted" from going out of the house.<br /><br />"According to Durgavva, Hanumantappa is mentally retarded and created public nuisance whenever he was set free. <br /><br />He used to pelt stones at people and indulged in eve teasing among other serious complaints of misbehaviour. Therefore his sister restricted him from going out of the house," Rathore said.<br /><br />This is the third such incident coming to light in Karnataka in the last four days.<br /><br />On June 4, Bangalore police rescued a 35-year-old Hemavathi who was allegedly locked up in a room by her parents for about four years.<br /><br />In another case, 90-year-old Ananth Kumar Shetty, who was allegedly kept chained on the terrace of his house here has been rescued this week.</p>