MYSURU: Karnataka police nabbed the sixth accused in the Mysuru gang-rape case at Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, on Tuesday. A senior officer confirmed the arrest. With this, all seven from Tiruppur and Erode districts accused in the assault are in custody.
The youth arrested is in his mid-20s and will be brought to Mysuru on Wednesday. He’ll be produced before a local court and may be taken into police custody for questioning. He had been on the run since the incident on August 24.
Police formed five teams to nab the accused soon after the gang rape was reported on August 25. Cops nabbed five men within four days and another man three days later.
Initially, it was believed six men were involved in the crime and an FIR was registered by Alanahalli police against six unknown persons. After five persons, including a 17-year-old boy were arrested, the name of another accused surfaced and he was immediately arrested. The members allegedly gang-raped a 22-year-old MBA student on Lalithadripura hillock, next to Chamundi Hills, on August 24. Her friend was severely assaulted after their attempts to get money from them failed.
All in judicial custody
A Mysuru court on Tuesday sent all six accused, including the 17-year-old offender, to judicial custody. They had been in police custody since August 29.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
