A medical student from Uttar Pradesh, who was allegedly gang-raped in Karnataka's Mysuru, has left the city with her family, without giving her statement to the investigators, media reports said on Sunday. Five men have already been arrested and the survivor's move is likely to weaken the case against the accused.
An NDTV report quoted police sources as saying that the girl was unwilling to record her statement.
The 23-year-old girl was riding pillion with her male friend when they were intercepted by a gang near the Chamundi Hill on the outskirts of the city on August 24. The gang allegedly tried to rob the duo and when they did not succeed in it, they assaulted her male friend and raped her.
Police on Saturday announced the arrest of five people from neighboring Tamil Nadu, including a juvenile, while they are on the lookout for a sixth suspect. The arrests were made based on the complaint filed by the survivor's male friend.
During a search of the crime scene, police stumbled upon bus tickets from Talwadi in Tamil Nadu to Chamarajanagar in Karnataka, and also some liquor bottles found at the scene bore the seal of Tamil Nadu excise department. Besides, analysis of the call detail record from mobile towers close to the scene of the crime, Chamarajanagar and Tamil Nadu, led them to finally zero in on the suspects.
According to police, the accused, who frequented Mysuru often for labour jobs, even did loading and unloading at the APMC yard, and were reportedly involved in robbing lone travellers, young couples and women, before returning to their native place.
With PTI inputs
