Hanagal gangrape accused hold roadshow after getting bail, nabbed again after videos go viral

HAVERI: Seven men, who are facing charges in a gangrape case which occurred in Hanagal, took out a roadshow from the Haveri subjail to Akki Alur after they were granted bail by the district sessions court three days ago.

After videos went viral on social media, the police apprehended five of the accused and are on the lookout for the other two. Fresh cases are likely to be slapped against the accused.

The sessions court granted bail to the seven accused after the victim failed to identify the culprits. Of the 19 accused in the case, 12 had been released on bail 10 months ago. The court had rejected the bail applications of the main accused several times, but when the victim could not substantiate her statement recorded before a magistrate in the court, they were granted conditional bail.

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As soon as they were released from the Haveri subjail, A1 Aftab Chandanakatti, A2 Madarsab Mandakki, A3 Samiullah Lalanavar, A7 Mohammed Sadiq Agasimani, A8 Shoaib Mullah, A11 Tousif Choti, A 13 Riyaz Savikeri held a roadshow with five cars and some two-wheelers with about 20 of their aides through the main streets of Akki Alur. Videos of the roadshow soon went viral.

After the accused presented themselves before court on Friday, the police took five of the accused into custody and were on the lookout for two others. The police were examining if bail conditions had been violated to slap fresh cases against them.

The victim had alleged that she had been gangraped by seven men on January 8, 2024 and had lodged a complaint with the Hanagal police.