Mangalore, Jun 24: Four days after the gang-rape of a 22-year-old MBBS student at Manipal, Udupi district Police has finalised the sketch of one of the accused based on the description given by the victim.
Sketches of the other two accused were expected to be released soon, according to Udupi SP Dr Boralinagaiah.
Search intensified
Intensifying the hunt for culprits who abducted and raped a medical student from Kerala at Manipal near here last week, the police have formed 11 teams with 200 personnel working on the case.
Police are confident of nabbing the accused as they are working on leads secured on the suspects and the auto used for committing the crime, IGP Pratap Reddy said. "We have questioned 15 to 16 people, he added.
Reddy said the police have formed 11 teams and 200 officials are working on the case.
The IGP said the victim, who suffered a fracture in her legs and injuries on her hands and neck, was stable and out of danger and added that she was being constantly being counselled by doctors.
Reddy said the police could not interact with the girl directly and it was done through the doctors and medical attendants, and hence the process was delayed. For the same reason, the investigation too was not moving as fast as expected, he added.
The police were waiting for the girl to recover before questioning her directly, he said.
Police have requested the people to help in searching the accused. Anyone who can identify or give any information about the accused many contact the police on 9480805448 (Manipal police inspector Sadananda Tippannanavar) or 9742512100 or 0820 – 2521257 (Special Cell).
College Bandh
Meanwhile, college students in Manipal and other parts of Udupi district have continued their agitation demanding the speedy arrest of culprits.
All colleges were closed following the protest by students from Manipal University on Monday.
"It has been four days since the incident took place, we want the police to take a speedy action at the earliest," a protestor said.
"Men think we are slaves. We are also students, what will happen to us when we leave the college library. I am scared the same incident can happen to us," a medical student studying at the Manipal University said.
The bandh call was given by district unit of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad along with other organisations.
Student organisations
In a press release issued here, the ABVP said that the incidents of atrocities against women were increasing in the Coastal districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada. This had created an atmosphere of fear among college-going students. To register their protest against perpetrators of crime against women, the ABVP has called for a college bandh in the district, the release added.
In a memorandum submitted to Home Minister K.G. George at the District Police Office here, the ABVP demanded that the police should immediately arrest the culprits in the gang-rape case.
The police should also take action against the drug rackets operating in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts. The government should direct governing councils of all colleges to provide adequate protection to students, the memorandum added.
A delegation of the Udupi District Youth Congress also met Mr. George and urged him to take stern action against the culprits in the gang-rape case.
The district unit of the BJP Mahila Morcha would hold a protest demonstration near the Tiger Circle in Manipal to protest against the gang-rape incident on Monday.
Shyamala Kundar, general secretary of the district unit of the morcha, told presspersons on Sunday that nearly 500 persons were expected to participate in the protest demonstration on Monday. Gang-rape incidents, which used to take place in big cities like Delhi, have now taken place in Manipal. Lack of severe and immediate punishment to the perpetrators of crime was one of the reasons for increasing incidence of atrocities on women.
The trio involved in the gang-rape should be arrested and punished. Manipal, an educational hub with students from across the world, should be provided with adequate security, and CCTV cameras should be installed in strategic points, Ms. Kundar said.
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