Karnataka: Mysuru Was The Safest Place To Commit Crime, Says Gang Rape Case Accused

A girl student was gang raped when she was with her male friend near Chamundi foothills in Mysuru on August 24. Four days later, police arrested five people including a juvenile from Tamil Nadu.

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Chennai: Accused of Mysuru gang rape case informed the police that they thought Mysuru was the safest place to commit crime as none of their victims had approached police so far, said a report.  

A 22-year-old MBA student was gang raped when she was with her male friend near Chamundi foothills in Mysuru district on August 24. The accused attacked her friend and demanded a ransom of Rs 3 lakhs. Four days later, police officials arrested five people including a juvenile from Tamil Nadu and were further investigating the case. The victim, who is from Maharashtra, has not recorded her statement as she is in trauma. 

A source has told IANS that a mobile robbery complaint filed by a woman had helped police to move forward in the case as one of the accused was using the cellphone. Police who collected the details of the robbery case, traced the mobile phone with its IMEI number. 

The police officials produced the accused before the court and took them into their custody. 

According to the report, the accused had informed the police that they assumed Mysuru to be the safest place to commit crimes as none of their victims had lodged police complaints so far. 

Quoting a source, the report said that the accused had confessed to police officials that they believed that the gang rape case victim would not approach police officials and they had committed multiple robberies and molestations in Mysuru. 

While on the accused was booked for murder, another accused had been indulging in sexual assaults and molestation, said the report quoting the source and added that the parents of a few accused have no clue about the crime that their sons had committed. 

The report said that the investigating team is likely to take the accused to the crime scene to conduct spot investigation on Monday.