5 Bangladesh nationals arrested for rape of woman in Bengaluru

BENGALURU: Five Bangladesh nationals, including a woman, were arrested in Bengaluru on Thursday in connection with the brutal assault and gangrape of a woman in Ramamurthy Nagar, off Old Madras Road.
The video of the gangrape and assault had gone viral in northeast India, prompting Assam police to issue photos of the five accused on Wednesday. They had even promised a reward for those providing information about the crime.
The arrested accused are Sagar, 23, Mohammed Babu Sahik, 30, Ridoy Babo, 25, all residents of Bengaluru, and Hakil, 23, a resident of Hyderabad and the woman, whose identity police did not reveal.
Bengaluru police said that the crime took place last week. The survivor appears to be a victim of human trafficking. “All five accused and the rape survivor are from Bangladesh. The offence took place in Bengaluru. They recorded the video in the city and later shared it online,” police said.
The arrested Bangladeshi youths recorded the assault video and posted it on social media last week
Probe revealed gang had trafficked woman to B’luru
We arrested the suspects from Ramamurthy Nagar area based on specific information,” an officer said. Following the assault, the survivor fled to a neighbouring state and a police team has been rushed to bring her to the city, police said.
Ramamurthy Nagar police have booked a case of rape and assault against all the five accused.
Investigations revealed that the gang had trafficked the woman to Bengaluru. She initially broke free and fled to Kerala, but the gang forcibly brought her back to Bengaluru. In the video, the female associate is seen helping the four men, who unleashed a brutal sexual assault on the trafficked woman. The video on social media went viral, especially in northeastern states, and the woman was suspected to be from the region. Kiren Rijiju, Union minister of state for AYUSH, Youth Affairs and Sports, had appealed to netizens on Twitter to help crack the case.
There were references on social media that the attacked woman could be a Nagaland resident who died by suicide in Jodhpur recently. But Rijiju confirmed via a tweet on Wednesday that the Jodhpur woman and the woman in the video were different.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)