Women’s Commission seeks report on gang-rape case

Karnataka State Commission for Women has sought a report from the Mysuru police in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a girl near the foothills of Chamundi here on Tuesday evening. It has taken

Karnataka State Commission for Women has sought a report from the Mysuru police in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a girl near the foothills of Chamundi here on Tuesday evening. It has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports about the case and sought to know the steps taken by the police in arresting the culprits. Commission Chairperson Pramila Naidu, who visited the scene of crime along with the police on Thursday, said she spoke to Commissioner of Police Chandragupta. “The investigation is in progress and the police are hopeful of arresting the culprits,” she told reporters. Ms. Naidu said the girl and her friend who was assaulted by the gang are under treatment in hospital and both are said to be out of danger. “I did not meet the girl as she is in a state of shock.”