Five persons were arrested in reference to the Mysuru gang rape case wherein a put up graduate scholar became molested and sexually assaulted and her male friend assaulted close to Chamundi foothills at the outskirts of Mysuru on Tuesday.
The arrest comes inside 5 days of the crime being devoted and a dragnet has been laid to nab some other person involved withinside the crime. One of the 5 in police custody is suspected to be a juvenile.
The Director-General and Inspector General of Police Praveen Sood stated here on Saturday that primarily based totally on medical and technical clues ferreted out with the aid of using the investigating teams, they've arrested 5 persons who belong to Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu. However, Mr Sood refused to reveal the nature of the clues which was pursued with the aid of using the investigating groups.
Though there are speculations that the 5 had been picked up from their hideouts in Satyamangala and close by places, Mr Sood did now no longer difficult and stated the operation became nevertheless directly to nab the 6th accused withinside the case.
Mr Sood stated the ones arrested was engaged in carpentry, wiring and so forth and certainly considered one among them became a driver. He used to go to Mysuru regularly to transport veggies and different commodities to the APMC Yard withinside the metropolis and produce alongside his friends. “This time too that they'd come to Mysuru and after partying had been collective while the crime became devoted,” stated Mr Sood.
There had been seven groups operating on numerous factors of the case wherein the police did now no longer have any assertion or description of the suspects with the aid of using the sufferer who remains traumatized with the aid of using the heinous incident.
In response to a query Mr Sood stated a number of them have a crook history with instances associated with thefts and so forth. However, the investigations to date have not thrown light at the victims being filmed or blackmailed.
“The police will file charge sheet primarily based totally on medical and forensic proof and we are able to request the High Court to expedite the trial of the case. We also are assured of securing the cooperation of the victim as properly at some point of the trial degree and with whom we are able to remain in touch,” stated Mr Sood.
Meanwhile, the health facility sources confirmed that the victim has been discharged.