Mysore/Mysuru: The four accused in the gang rape case of a 22-year-old MBA student, who are now in Police custody, were taken to the scene of the crime at Lalithadripura at the foot of Chamundi Hill for spot mahazar last evening. One of the accused, who is a minor, was however, not taken to the…
Gang rape: One more arrested
August 31, 2021Bengaluru: One more accused in the Mysuru gang rape case has been arrested on Monday night. With this, the total number of arrests in the case has been increased to six, Police sources said this morning. The sixth accused was arrested in Tamil Nadu based on the leads given by five accused who were arrested…
Gang rape incident at Chamundi Foothill: Four accused undergo DNA sampling, medical tests
August 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: All the five accused in the Aug. 24 gang rape of a 22-year-old MBA student who were arrested in Tamil Nadu have been produced before the 3rd Judicial Magistrate First Class Court and the judge has remanded them to 10-day Police custody. While their custody was secured on Saturday night itself, four of them…
One arrested was out on bail for sandalwood theft
August 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: One of the accused in the gang rape, Bhoopathi alas Keeri of Susaipuram of Tamil Nadu, is just 24 but notorious in criminal activities. In January this year, Bhoopathi was arrested by the Nazarbad Police in connection with a sandalwood smuggling case. With his arrest then along with three others, the Police had busted…
Conviction of assaulters hinges on victim’s statements
August 30, 2021Rape survivor, friend leave Mysuru Mysore/Mysuru: Punishment for harsher crimes like the gang rape of an MBA student that occurred in Mysuru on Aug. 24 requires textbook investigation that has every element in order. This requires a professional, specialised approach from the Police to ensure a watertight case that results in conviction. But in the…
Art for change: Gang rape as protest painting theme
August 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Reflecting the public sentiments and outrage over the gang rape incident and underlining the demand for capital punishment for the accused, students of city-based Ravivarma Art Institute, Rahul Manohara and Sumanth Gowda, ‘protest’ painted the walls on Dewan’s Road with an eye-catching image. The painting ‘RAPE’ with the silhouette images of rapists hanging down…
Gang rape incident at Chamundi Foothill: Accused emboldened by previous crimes
August 29, 2021Earlier victims did not lodge Police complaints due to fear, shame DG&IGP asks officers to fill all gaps in shootout and gang rape cases Mysore/Mysuru: A day after the arrest of five accused including a minor in the sensational student gang rape case, the City Police have begun drilling them to elicit more information about…
Breakthrough in gang rape incident at Chamundi Foothill: Five arrested in TN
August 28, 2021Another absconding; One among accused is a minor Mysore/Mysuru: In a major breakthrough, the city Police have arrested five persons in connection with the gang rape incident that occurred at Lalithadripura at the foot of Chamundi Hill on the night of Aug. 24. One among the accused is a minor and all of them were…
KSRTC bus ticket took Police to hideout in TN
August 28, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The clinching evidence or clue for the Police that led to the arrest of the gang rape accused came in the form of a KSRTC bus ticket to Thalavadi in Tamil Nadu. One of the accused had dropped the bus ticket at the crime scene and his mobile tower location was traced, making it…
Policing Limitations
August 28, 2021This week has been a tumultuous one for a docile city like ours. Within a week we witnessed two terrible crimes — an armed robbery which left an innocent shopper dead and the gang rape of a young woman at the foot of Chamundi Hill. Most Mysureans were asking, “How could this happen in our…
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