In another horrifying incident in Mysuru Karnataka, a 22-year-old MBA student was allegedly gang-raped by four men and her friend was attacked on Tuesday evening.
According to reports, the survivor is a student of a private college in Mysuru. Surprisingly,the incident took place on Tuesday but a case has been registered on Wednesday.
The student, riding pillion with her friend, was on her way back from Chamundi Hills, a prominent pilgrim and tourist destination when she was accosted around 7 pm. She was accompanied by a male friend of hers.
The gang that waylaid the woman and her friend initially demanded money, but when they found nothing, attacked her friend and dragged her to a desolate place where they committed the crime, police said.
Her friend was overpowered and beaten with stones, the police added. The gang of men was in an inebriated state when they attacked the students.
The survivor has been admitted to a hospital. Based on the complaint lodged by her friend, a case of gang rape has been registered against unknown people at the Avalahalli police station. However, no arrests have been reported so far.
Mysuru police commissioner Dr. Chandragupta visited the spot near Lalithadripura and said that multiple teams had been formed to probe the case.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on reacting to the incident told reporters in Delhi that he has directed Director General of Police Praveen Sood to initiate steps to nab the culprits. “Based on the statement, a case has been registered. I have directed the DGP that whoever has perpetrated it, they should be identified and stringent action should be taken against them,” Bommai said.
Araga Jnanendra, home minister of Karnataka said: “An FIR has been registered and our officials have been sent to Mysuru from Bengaluru. I am also going to Mysuru tomorrow. This is a very unfortunate incident. Two students visited the forest near the helipad yesterday evening at around 7:30 pm. A group of miscreants committed the crime after following them.”
