The eighth and last accused in the gang rape of an NLSIU Bangalore student more than four years ago has been sentenced to life imprisonment..Raju, who was absconding after the incident, was nabbed by the police in September 2013. His trial started in 2014, and after three years, he has been sentenced to life by Fast Track court judge Rajeshwari Hegde. SN Hiremani was the Special Public Prosecutor in the case..The incident occurred in October 2012 on the Jnana Bharathi campus in Nagarbhavi, where NLSIU is situated. The victim was in a car with her friend on the Bangalore University campus, when they were accosted by the eight convicts. While her companion was beaten with an iron rod, the victim was taken to the nearby woods and gang-raped. After the victim lodged a complaint with the police, they managed to catch seven of them..The trial of six of the accused began in June 2013, a few months after which City and Sessions Judge Krishnamurthy B Sanjannavar awarded life sentences to each of the six convicts. They were charged under Sections 376 (rape), 376(2)(g) (gang rape), 366 (kidnap), 397 (robbery or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt), 427 (mischief-causing damage), 323 (assault), 324 (causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 506(b) of the Indian Penal Code. Another juvenile accused was remanded to the State Boys’ Home for three years.
The eighth and last accused in the gang rape of an NLSIU Bangalore student more than four years ago has been sentenced to life imprisonment..Raju, who was absconding after the incident, was nabbed by the police in September 2013. His trial started in 2014, and after three years, he has been sentenced to life by Fast Track court judge Rajeshwari Hegde. SN Hiremani was the Special Public Prosecutor in the case..The incident occurred in October 2012 on the Jnana Bharathi campus in Nagarbhavi, where NLSIU is situated. The victim was in a car with her friend on the Bangalore University campus, when they were accosted by the eight convicts. While her companion was beaten with an iron rod, the victim was taken to the nearby woods and gang-raped. After the victim lodged a complaint with the police, they managed to catch seven of them..The trial of six of the accused began in June 2013, a few months after which City and Sessions Judge Krishnamurthy B Sanjannavar awarded life sentences to each of the six convicts. They were charged under Sections 376 (rape), 376(2)(g) (gang rape), 366 (kidnap), 397 (robbery or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt), 427 (mischief-causing damage), 323 (assault), 324 (causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 506(b) of the Indian Penal Code. Another juvenile accused was remanded to the State Boys’ Home for three years.