Udupi: Anand, the third accused in the Manipal gang rape case who had been formally arrested by the police, and who was admitted to the KMC hospital since he had attempted to commit suicide, has been discharged. Anand is the last of the trio of accused in the Manipal gang rape case. He had been caught on June 27th, when he was in the process of committing suicide, fearing imminent arrest by the police.
Today after Anand was discharged from the hospital, police promptly took him into custody and he was transported to Manipal police station under tight security. He is expected to be produced in court on Monday July 1.
Another accused Hariprasad has already been remanded into police custody. Similarly Yogish too will be arrested once he is discharged from the hospital. Their interrogation and statement is crucial for the police to reconstruct the crime and slap charges against them so as to secure their conviction.