2 B’luru rape accused try to escape, shot in leg: Police

Two persons accused of rape and sexual assault were shot in the leg after they tried to escape in Bengaluru on Friday.

The incident happened around 5 am when all the five accused, including a woman – believed to be from Bangladesh -- were taken to the spot where the alleged rape took place to reconstruct the crime scene. The injured accused have been hospitalised. One woman accused is currently absconding.

The six accused were arrested on

Thursday after a video of a woman being brutally assaulted started circulating on social media, especially in the Northeast. The Assam police sought further details from their Bengaluru counterparts.

The police said that the survivor was brought to India for trafficking. City Police Commissioner of Bengaluru Kamal Pant on Twitter said, “According to the information revealed so far, all of them are part of the same group and are believed to be from Bangladesh. The survivor, who is also a Bangladeshi, was brought to India for trafficking and was tortured and brutalised due to a financial matter.”

Pant said that a case of rape and assault has been registered at the Ramamuthy Nagar Police Station and the survivor is currently living in a neighbouring state. A police team has gone to bring her to Bengaluru so that she can help with the investigation.

"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," Assam Police had earlier tweeted.