In a major development, a sixth accused allegedly involved in the gangrape of a medical student in Mysuru has been arrested in Tamil Nadu.

Without divulging the accused man’s name, police said that the man, who had been at large, was also arrested from Tirupur based on a tip-off on Monday night. The arrested accused have revealed the involvement of yet another accused, the seventh in the case, during interrogation, police have said.

Presently, he is at large and teams have been formed for his arrest too. The special investigating teams probing Mysuru gang rape case had arrested five persons including a juvenile from Tiruppur district of Tamil Nadu on Aug 28.

According to the report, The incident of gang rape had taken place in the outskirts of Mysuru at the foothills of Chamundi hill near Lalithadripura locality on August 24. They had accosted the college student and her boyfriend and tried to rob them, demanding Rs 3 lakh ransom. When they did not get money, the accused had allegedly gangraped the student.

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