Two accused in Bengaluru gang rape case shot in leg as they try to flee
Bengaluru: Police fired at two of the six Bangladeshis arrested in the gang rape case and caught hold of the duo as they tried to escape by allegedly trying to attack them during the spot inspection of the crime scene here on Friday, officials said.
The two have been identified as Hridoy and Sagar, both in their early twenties, police sources said.
Four men among the arrested were taken to the rented house where they stayed in K Channasandra for the 'spot mahazar' (spot inspection of the crime scene), during which two of them tried to attack policemen and escape, they said.
According to sources, both were shot in their legs and caught, and are now undergoing treatment at a government hospital.
Bengaluru police on Thursday arrested six illegal Bangladeshi migrants--four men and two women--in Ramamurthy Nagar here for allegedly brutalising a woman and raping her, a video of which has gone viral.
On the basis of the contents in the video clip and facts as disclosed during their preliminary interrogation, a case of rape, assault and under other relevant provisions of law, has been registered against the accused in Ramamurthy Nagar Police Station, police had said in a statement last night.
As the victim is away in a neighbouring State, a Police team has been dispatched to trace her, so that she could join the investigation, it said.
As per the information revealed so far, all of them are part of the same group.
Due to financial dispute, they brutalised the victim, who is also said to be a Bangladeshi, brought to India for human trafficking, police said, adding that investigation is being carried out in full earnestness, under the supervision of senior officers.
The video first surfaced in Bangladesh after which the Deputy Commissioner of Tejgaon zone of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, Mohammad Sahidulla took up the case, police said.
During the investigation in Bangladesh, one of their accomplices was caught and interrogated.
He told the local police that the video was shot somewhere in India.
In the meantime, the Assam police too stumbled upon the video.
Believing that it was somewhere in Assam, the police posted the photographs of the culprits on their Twitter handle with a message requesting people to contact them for information regarding the crime or the criminals.
They were finally arrested here.
Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa termed the gang-rape as an "inhuman act" which no one can tolerate and said, the culprits should be strictly punished and "we will ensure that."
Home Minister Basavaraj S Bommai said police have swiftly acted on getting to know about the video, and have traced and arrested the accused within a few hours.
As per the information shared by them, there are a few more people who are their associates and are in Kerala.
Based on the information gathered, further investigation is on, he said.
"Initially the location of the incident was unknown when the video went viral. When police started tracing the source of the viral video, we got to know it was in Ramamurthy Nagar Police Station limits in Bengaluru," Bommai said in response to a question.
Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant had supervised the police action leading to their arrest, he said.
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Prime organiser of Messi event in Kolkata arrested over ‘mismanagement’ after stadium chaos
Kolkata (PTI): The police on Saturday arrested Satadru Datta, the prime organiser of the Lionel Messi football event at Salt Lake Stadium here, following widespread chaos at the venue, which prompted the Argentine World Cup-winning captain to leave the field early.
Taking suo motu cognisance of the stadium unrest, Datta was held by the Bidhannagar Police for “mismanagement” of the event from the Kolkata airport, where he had gone to see off Messi and his entourage on their way to Hyderabad.
"We are looking into whether there was any mismanagement from the organiser's side, which led to the chaos at the stadium. He has been detained, and the police have now brought the situation under control," West Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar said at a press conference.
A senior police officer later confirmed that Dutta has been arrested. Till reports last received, the police were interrogating him and his manager inside one of the departure lounges of the airport.
The organiser has given in writing that he will refund the prices of tickets he sold to the disappointed spectators, Kumar said.
What was supposed to be a marquee football spectacle turned into widespread violence and disorder at the stadium after Messi’s brief and tightly ring-fenced appearance, his first at the venue since 2011, left large sections of the crowd frustrated, as they failed to catch a glimpse of their superstar despite having travelled from far and wide, paying hefty sums for tickets.
Police said they were also investigating how organisers allowed sale of bottled waters and beverages inside the stadium premises, which are banned items during such events.
Thousands of water bottles were used as missiles and lobbed inside the pitch by angry spectators, who also uprooted bucket seats from the gallery and used them as ammunition inside the field against the defending police and security personnel.
Spectators alleged that water bottles were being sold at a massive premium inside the stadium despite police disallowing such items from outside at the entry gates.
Police agreed there was an underlying tension in the galleries on account of Messi not showing his footballing skills on the field, which only got aggravated after a bunch of VIPs, including State Sports Minister Aroop Biswas and unidentified people, blocked the football icon’s view during the limited time he spent on the ground.
“We are on the job, and will ensure that whoever is responsible for what happened today at Salt Lake Stadium will be punished, and action will be taken against the authorities concerned,” said Jawed Shamim, ADG, Law and Order.
