Vadodara gang-rape: Police scour over 1k CCTV cameras, call records to nab five

Vadodara Detection of Crime Branch investigated round the clock and arrested five suspects in the Bhayli gang-rape case. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP crime) H A Rathod, Police Inspectors R A Jadeja and Hetal Tuwar, and a team of 65 police personnel went about tracing the suspects.

Various teams were formed, and each team was assigned a different task. The police collected footage from 1,150 cameras in the area.

They have also collected data from more than 1 lakh mobile phones in the area. The police investigated the calls made and received in the area around the time of the crime. They are also investigating the route taken by the suspects.

The senior officers and teams refrained from going home for two days for the investigation.

A massive manhunt involving over 200 police officers was launched spanning 45 km to identify and arrest the five suspected of committing the heinous crime.

Following their medical examination, the accused were thoroughly interrogated to extract further details in the case.

According to police investigation, the accused, who belong to a minority community from outside the state, roamed around in a 48 km radius after committing the crime.

Vadodara Police Commissioner Narsimha Komar said that teams were formed to gather evidence against the rapists.

During their investigation, the police also found the number of the motorcycle used by the accused, which proved to be crucial evidence.

The three accused stopped at several places during their journey and parted ways after roaming together for about 1.5 to 2 hours.

A 16-year-old girl who was out with her friend at a deserted place near Bhayli was raped by a group of three men on the second day of Navratri on October 4.

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