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Gang rape accused taken to spot for mahazar
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Gang rape accused taken to spot for mahazar

August 31, 2021

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
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Gang rape: One more arrested

August 31, 2021

Bengaluru: 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…

One arrested was out on bail for sandalwood theft
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One arrested was out on bail for sandalwood theft

August 30, 2021

Mysore/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
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Conviction of assaulters hinges on victim’s statements

August 30, 2021

Rape 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
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Art for change: Gang rape as protest painting theme

August 30, 2021

Mysore/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…

KSRTC bus ticket took Police to hideout in TN
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KSRTC bus ticket took Police to hideout in TN

August 28, 2021

Mysore/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
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Policing Limitations

August 28, 2021

This 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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