A sixth accused allegedly involved in the gang rape of a medical student in Mysuru has been arrested in Tamil Nadu.
Without divulging the accused man’s name, police sources told news agency PTI that the man, who had been at large, was also arrested from Tirupur, based on a tip-off on Monday, 30 August, night.
The arrested accused have revealed the involvement of yet another accused, the seventh in the case, during interrogation, police have said. Presently, he is at large and teams have been formed for his arrest too.
The incident of gang rape had taken place in the outskirts of Mysuru at the foothills of Chamundi hill near Lalithadripura locality on 24 August. They had accosted the college student and her boyfriend and tried to rob them, demanding Rs 3 lakh ransom. When they did not get money, the accused had allegedly gang-raped the student.