New Delhi: A 23-year-old MBA student studying in a private college in Mysuru was allegedly gang-raped by unidentified people on the outskirts of the city near Lalitadripura on Tuesday night.
The student, riding pillion with her boyfriend, was on her way to Chamundi Hills when a few people waylaid them on Tuesday.
The gang initially demanded money, but when they found nothing, attacked her friend and dragged her to a place where they committed the crime, police said.
The victim has been admitted to a hospital. Based on her complaint, a case of gang-rape has been registered against unknown people, police added. According to the Indian Express, the woman is in critical condition and yet to make her statement to the police.
The Mysuru police commissioner Dr Chandragupta visited the spot and formed multiple teams to probe the case. “These cases are very sensitive. We cannot reveal too many details. An FIR has been registered. We will know how the attack happened when we get a statement from the victim. Meanwhile, her friend has given a statement and we have filed an FIR on the basis of that,” Chandragupta said, according to the newspaper.
Reacting to the incident, Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai told reporters in Delhi that he has directed the director general of police, Praveen Sood, to initiate steps to nab the culprits. Nobody has been arrested for the crime yet.
“Based on the statement, a case has been registered. I have directed the DGP that whoever has perpetrated it, they should be identified and stringent action should be taken against them,” Bommai said.
Terming the incident unfortunate, state home minister Araga Jnanendra said he has directed the police to conduct a thorough inquiry and take stern action. Citing a preliminary report, he said four persons were involved in the crime. The minister said he would visit Mysuru on Thursday.
“They are both students. At around 7.30 pm yesterday, they went to the forest region near the helipad. Some people who were following them have done this. At around 1.30 am, they got admitted to a hospital. In the morning, a memo was received from the hospital. An FIR has been registered. Further inquiries are on. I have directed the police to take it very seriously. No arrests have been made until now. We have sent an ADGP to Mysuru,” Jnanendra said.
(With PTI inputs)