A video clip of a woman being tortured and raped that went viral in Assam led to the arrest of the perpetrators – four men and a woman. The gang had recorded themselves torturing the victim, believed to be from Bangladesh, and shared the clip with friends in Assam and West Bengal. When it went viral, the North East police as well as their counterparts in Bangladesh initiated a probe. By following the chain of forwards, they were able to trace the origin of the video to a cell phone number in Bengaluru. When they found her, they tortured her brutally and violated her before circulating the video,” said a senior police official.

Source: The Hindu May 27, 2021 17:25 UTC