Bengaluru : Five accused in Mysuru gangrape case have been arrested, according to Karnataka DGP Praveen Sood.
All of them are residents of Tirupur in Tamil Nadu, he said addressing the media in Mysuru.
One of the arrested accused is a juvenile and his age will be known after the interrogation, he said.
The arrested were labourers who used to come to Mysuru from Tirupur to attend to their work as carpenters, drivers and painters, Sood said.
On August 24, between 7 pm to 8 pm the incident took place, he said.
The rape victim has not given any complaint so far and the police started an investigation based on the complaint filed by the rape victim’s male accomplice, Sood said.
Based on scientific and technical data, the police closed on the accused and arrested them, he said.
One of the vital data was elicited from the mobile phone from which the accused had contacted male victim’s father demanding Rs 3 lakh ransom.
Once the rape accused comes out of the state of shock, the police expects to pursue further investigation into the matter, Sood said.
As many as seven teams were formed to nab the accused, he said
One of the accused is absconding, he added.
The police will seek custody of the accused before the magistrate, Sood said.
A couple of the accused has a criminal history, he said.
Sood also announced Rs five lakh reward for nabbing the accused.
On August 24, a student traveled with her male accomplice when a gang of six waylaid the victims who were on their bikes at Lalitadripura near Chamundi Hills.
This incident had caused a huge uproar in not only Mysuru but the country.
It also created political rumblings with the Congress party in Karnataka alleging total failure of law and order. It also charged the police and state government for attempting to “close” the case by not registering 376 sections under the IPC.
The rape victim is currently receiving treatment at the hospital.
The male victim, in an FIR, had lodged complained that he was waylaid and brutally assaulted.
He saw the gang dragging the rape victim into the bush. At the same time, one of the accused hit him on his forehead with a stone and he fell unconscious.
The accused then called the male victim’s father asking for Rs 3 lakh ransom.
After coming back to the senses, the male victim asked about his female accomplice, then the accused pulled her out of the bush and sat down next to him.
She was severely hurt and depressed.
