Dr B Thomas (Special correspondent)
The Yelahanka police on Saturday arrested six persons and two juveniles for sexually assaulting a minor girl repeatedly after blackmailing her with a video which they had recorded during the act.
Senior officer told reporters,The incident had taken place in the limits of Yelahanka police station in Bengaluru.
It came to light after the parents of the victim persuaded her to reveal what happened to her as she came home crying.The mother of the victim then lodged a complaint with Yelahanka police on April 5.
Based on the complaint the police track down the accused and arrested six of them while two juveniles have been taken into custody.
During investigation it was revealed that the main accused had sexually assaulted the victim and made a video of the incident.
After the assault,he had threatened the victim to kill her if she chose to tell anyone about it.Later, he shared the video with his friends.
Blackmailing the girl again that the video would be made viral on social media,the main accused along with his seven friends gang raped her.
A case has been registered in Yelahanka police station and hunt is on for the another accused and further investigation is on.
