Five people have been arrested in connection with the gang-rape of a student in Mysuru and a vicious assault on her friend, Karnataka DGP Praveen Sood said on Saturday. A sixth accused is on the run and the police are working to hunt him down, he said.
All five are labourers from Tamil Nadu’s Tiruppur district, Mr Sood said, adding that one of those arrested seemed to be a juvenile; “… a 17-year-old. We are not sure… we are verifying,” he said. The Karnataka top cop, whose force had been criticised for not making any arrests following the horrific events of Tuesday evening, also said, “It is a sensitive case. We have technical and scientific evidence.”
The young woman – a 22-year-old MBA student from Maharashtra studying at a Mysuru university – and her friend were attacked at Chamundi Hills (a popular tourist spot on the outskirts of the city) late Tuesday evening. A group of men, allegedly drinking, saw the couple go into the forests and followed them. The horror that followed landed the two in hospital about six hours later.
