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Bangalore Police arrests 2 gym instructors in child rape case

Bangalore Police rules out the 'direct' role of the skating instructor who was booked as the main accused in the incident

The alleged incident had occurred on 2 July, but the complaint with police was lodged by the victim’s parents on 14 July. Photo: AFPPremium
The alleged incident had occurred on 2 July, but the complaint with police was lodged by the victim’s parents on 14 July. Photo: AFP

Bangalore: In a new twist, two gymnastics instructors have been arrested for the alleged gang-rape of a six-year old girl at a public school in Bangalore with the police ruling out the “direct" role of the skating instructor who was booked as the main accused in the incident.

It has now emerged that the incident, which triggered national outrage and severe protests over alleged lack of swift action, was much more horrific as it was a gang-rape at the high-profile Vibgyor High School, according to the probe that has come under close public scrutiny.

“A complaint of rape has turned out to be a case of gang-rape after the arrest of two more persons in the Vibgyor High School case," City Police Commissioner M.N. Reddi told reporters Bangalore.

Reddi said the two accused — Lal Giri and Wasim Pasha — gymnastics instructors, were arrested last night and booked under Section 376D of Indian Penal Code (intercourse by any member of the management or staff of a hospital with a woman in that hospital). Sections 4 and 6 under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) which relate to punishment for penetrative sexual assault and “aggravated" penetrative sexual assault, respectively, have been also invoked against them.

Giri was born and brought up in Nepal but he and Pasha were “Kannadigas" and residents of Karnataka, Reddi said.

Lending a new twist to the case, Reddi said investigation has ruled out the direct involvement of Mustafa who was held by police as a suspect based on “circumstantial evidence available at that point of time."

“We have ruled out his (Mustafa’s) direct involvement because the way the incident has happened— the evidence that we have collected clearly shows there were two people (Giri and Pasha," Reddi said as the new dimension raised questions about the probe.

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Published: 29 Jul 2014, 04:45 PM IST
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