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Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi
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Udupi, Aug 27: No lawyers in Udupi have come forward to provide legal service or to defend the three main accused in Manipal gang-rape case - Yogish Poojary, Hariprasad Poojary and Ananda Pannara.
It can be recalled that, on Jun 20, 2013 Manipal University's medical student was allegedly gang-raped in an auto rickshaw. Out of five accused, Balachandra Poojary and Harindra Poojary have been arrested for helping the other three prime accused. An Udupi based lawyer is defending Balachandra and Harindra as they were not directly involved in the case.
Even after two months no advocates have shown interest or have come forward to defend the three prime accused.
Meantime, all five accused have been produced before the district court by Manipal Sub-inspector Sadanand Tippannavar. The court has ordered judicial custody of the accused until August 30.
The faces of all the three prime accused were covered during the last four times while producing before the court. But on Monday, for the first time face covers were removed and identity of accused was revealed.
Earlier, since the rape victim was not ready to identify the accused, they were brought to the court with their faces covered, sources told Daijiworld.