Bengaluru: Six people have been arrested on Thursday in a case of rape and torture of a woman in Bengaluru. Two of them were women.
The video has been circulated on social media, which showed a woman being tortured by the accused. It even showed them inserting a bottle in her private parts.
The 22-year-old victim was later gang-raped. The incident took place in Bengaluru six days ago.
The Bengaluru police said that on the basis of the contents of the video clip and facts as disclosed during the interrogation of the accused persons, a case of rape, assault, and other relevant provisions of the law, has been generated against the accused
"As per information revealed so far, all of them are part of the same group and believed to be from Bangladesh. Due to financial differences, the culprits brutalised the victim who is also said to be a Bangladeshi, brought to India for human trafficking," the police added.
The police further said that the woman is currently in another state and a team has been sent to bring her. Once she is back, her statement will be recorded before a magistrate.
IPS Bengaluru, Kamal Pant, tweeted, "Based on the contents of the video and preliminary investigation, a case of rape and assault has been registered against 6 persons including 2 women at @ramamurthyngrps. A police team has also been deputed to an adjoining state to trace the victim so that she could join."
"According to the information revealed so far, all of them are part of the same group and are believed to be from Bangladesh. The victim who is also a Bangladeshi was brought to India for trafficking & was tortured & brutalized due to a financial matter. The investigation is being carried with full earnestness and under the supervision of senior officers," he added.
As per the sources, the incident and the video generated specially in the northeast. After watching the video, it was assumed that the survivor was from that part of the country and the Assam police had sought information about the accused.
Assam Police tweeted, "These images are of 5 culprits who are seen brutally torturing & violating a young girl in a viral video. The time or place of this incident is not clear. Anyone with information regarding this crime or the criminals may please contact us. They will be rewarded handsomely."
Another post read, "We must stand together to bring the perpetrators of this heinous crime to justice."
However, two of the accused were shot by the Bengaluru Police on Friday after they tried to flee when taken for reconstructing the crime scene. The accused were - Hriday Babu and Rakibul Islam Sagar.
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