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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Cong takes swipe at PM over India not being part of US-led 'Pax Silica' grouping
New Delh (PTI) The Congress on Saturday said it is perhaps not very surprising that India is not part of a US-led strategic initiative to build a secure silicon supply chain, given the "sharp downturn" in the Trump-Modi ties, and asserted that it would have been to "our advantage if we had been part of this group".
Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the news of India not being part of the group comes after the PM had enthusiastically posted on social media about a telephone call with his "once-upon-a-time good friend and a recipient of many hugs in Ahmedabad, Houston, and Washington DC".
In a lengthy post on X, Ramesh said, "According to some news reports, the US has excluded India from a nine-nation initiative it has launched to reduce Chinese control on high-tech supply chains. The agreement is called Pax Silica, clearly as a counter to Pax Sinica. The nations included (for the moment at least) are the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia."
"Given the sharp downturn in the Trump-Modi ties since May 10th, 2025, it is perhaps not very surprising that India has not been included. Undoubtedly, it would have been to our advantage if we had been part of this group."
"This news comes a day after the PM had enthusiastically posted on his telephone call with his once-upon-a-time good friend and a recipient of many hugs in Ahmedabad, Houston, and Washington DC," the Congress leader asserted.
The new US-led strategic initiative, rooted in deep cooperation with trusted allies, has been launched to build a secure and innovation-driven silicon supply chain.
According to the US State Department, the initiative called 'Pax Silica' aims to reduce coercive dependencies, protect the materials and capabilities foundational to artificial intelligence (AI), and ensure aligned nations can develop and deploy transformative technologies at scale.
The initiative includes Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia. With the exception of India, all other QUAD countries -- Japan, Australia and the US -- are part of the new initiative.
New Delhi will host the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 on February 19-20, focusing on the principles of 'People, Planet, and Progress'. The summit, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the France AI Action Summit, will be the first-ever global AI summit hosted in the Global South.
Prime Minister Modi and US President Trump on Thursday discussed ways to sustain momentum in the bilateral economic partnership in a phone conversation amid signs of the two sides inching closer to firming up a much-awaited trade deal.
The phone call between the two leaders came on a day Indian and American negotiators concluded two-day talks on the proposed bilateral trade agreement that is expected to provide relief to India from the Trump administration's whopping 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods.
In a social media post, Modi had described the conversation as "warm and engaging".
"We reviewed the progress in our bilateral relations and discussed regional and international developments. India and the US will continue to work together for global peace, stability and prosperity," Modi had said without making any reference to trade ties.
