Bengaluru police have arrested five people just days after a video of a woman being tortured and raped went viral in Assam. According to the authorities, the survivor and the six accused are all Bangladeshi nationals who were part of a cross-border human trafficking network.
“Based on a video clip in which one woman was subjected to physical assault and torture by a gang of individuals, five criminals, including a woman visible in the footage, were quickly found and secured by Bengaluru City police,” the Bengaluru police said in a statement.
The arrested suspects are Sagar, 23, Mohammed Babu Sahik, 30, Ridoy Babo, 25, all Bengaluru residents, and Hakil, 23, a Hyderabad resident and the woman whose identity police did not reveal.
