Daijiworld Media Network – Puttur (EP)
Puttur, Nov 28: Bail has been granted for one of the accused among five students arrested for the alleged gang rape of their classmate. The high court has approved bail for Prakhyath, a resident of Barimar village, Bantwal.
Advocates Arun Shyam Puttur and Mahesh Kaje had argued his case for bail in the high court. The hearing for bail for the remaining four accused will be held in the high court next week.
The accused had allegedly gang raped a female student of Puttur private college. The video of the incident had gone viral in social media. Police personnel, who conducted swift investigations, had arrested the accused students. They were subsequently remanded to judicial custody.
The arrested accused were Ganadamoole, Bajathur village resident Gurunandan(19), Perne resident Prajwal(19), Perne Kadambu resident Kishan(19), Piligunda, Aryapu village resident Sunil(19) and Barimar village, Bantwal resident Prakhyath(19).