Puttur : The first year studends of a college in Putturu, who remanded in a gang rape case of same college girl student were granted bail by the high court.

All the students, involved in alleged rape in  a car at a deserted area of Bellippady Katara of the taluk.

Gurunandan (19), resident of Ganadamoole of Bajathur village, Prajwal (19), residing at Rajashree Kripa of Perne, Kishan (19), resident of Perne Kadambu, Sunil (19), a resident of Piligunda of Aryaapu village and Prakhyat (19), a resident of Balya of Barimaru village of Bantwal taluk  were given bail by the high court are

The high court had already granted bail to Prajwal. Now the other four are also granted bail.

Lawyer Mahesh Kaje, Rajashekhar Ilyar, Arun Shyam argued for accused.

The accused had taken the girl student in a car on the pretext of dropping her to her home and sexually harassed her in the same car at Bellippady Katara area in March. They had also shoot the whole act on mobile phone and threatened the girl student with dire consequences if she revealed the whole saga to anyone. The Puttur police had filed a chargesheet in the court after conducting preliminary investigation.

The video of the rape had gone viral on social media. A suo moto case was filed in the women’s police station of Puttur.