In judicial custody!
Recently, a shocking incident from Bengaluru, a 16 - year old girl was raped for over six days by 4 men who frequented her home usually. Six people have been arrested in connection with the incident out of which 2 are female tailors in Bandepalya, southeast Bengaluru, who allegedly aided the crime.
Under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (Pocso) Act and IPC 376 (rape). Based on the victim's mother's complaint, HSR layout police has arrested the suspects, two of whom were women - Rajeshwari and Kalavati and Keshava Murthy, Rafiq, Sharat and Satya Raju are those men, these all are the criminals of this crime.
Among the four accused, Keshava Murthy from Hosur, is the general manager of an automobile company. Satya Raju is a Koramangala - based contractor. Sharat from Yelahanka and Rafiq from Begur are both enterpreneurs. According to police, Rajeswari Kalavati were sex workers who took money from the men after they sexually assaulted the girl.
Rajeshwari and Kalavati were victim's neighbours and she would regularly visit their house after school to take tailoring classes. They were people who the victim trusted as they met each other every day.
The victim's statemant - "I was at home resting, and my parents had gone out to work. Rajeshwari came to my house and told me that my mother was waiting for me, and she drove me to her house. She gave me fruit juice there. I became unconscious. When I regained unconsciousness, I was lying on a bed with blood stains on my legs and other parts of my body. "
The incident was sadly discovered after the victim's mother noticed a sudden deterioration in her health and took her to the doctor. Medical reports confirmed that the girl had been raped on multiple times.
Rajeshwari threatened her with repercussions if she revealed what had happened. Rajeshwari allegedly later took her to Kalavati's house where she was raped on different days by other men. Rajeshwari and Kalavati forced her to visit their home regularly.
Rajeshwari allegedly invited the girl to her home on March 6. That day, the girl's mother was at home, and she noticed her daughter was upset. Her mother then discovered the blood stains on her clothes and when asked, the girl revealed everything. Then the mother filed a police complaint.
When Rajeshwari and Kalavati learnt of the complaint, they fled the city. We apprehended them on the outskirts of town on March 7 evening and questioned them before gathering information on the four men. We arrested them one by one and brought them all before the court on March 8. "They are now in judicial custody", said ab investigating officer.
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