Police have arrested five persons in the case related to a Tanzanian woman who was allegedly attacked and stripped in Bengaluru following a road accident.
“Five persons have been arrested so far related to the incident, will ensure justice is done,” Karnataka chief minister Siddarmaiah said.
The chief minister also said that he has asked police to investigate the matter and the state government has sent report to foreign ministry.
Whereas G Parmeshwara, Karnataka Home Minister denied the stripping and racial charges said, “We are taking this case very seriously,” adding, ”There are 12,000 foreign students in Bengaluru, their protection is our foremost duty. These kind of incidents should not happen.”
Explaining the sequence of events that led to the brutal assault on the African student, Parmeshwara said, ”Had the Sudanese man not killed someone in the accident maybe this incident would not have happened.”
Rejecting allegations of laxity on part of local police, Parmeshwara said, ”The cops registered the case at that time itself.”
“We have formed special teams to trap the culprits and render justice to the victim who declined to file complaint against the accused fearing attack again,” he stated.
Some more arrests are going to be made depending on enquiry. The case has been transferred to Central Crime Branch for investigation, he added.
Denying reports in a section of media that the victim was also molested, Bengaluru police commissioner NS Megharik said the African woman had admitted being only assaulted by a frenzied mob after her three male friends deserted her at Soladevanahalli where the car in which they were travelling was burnt.
