Bangalore:
The absconding eighth accused in the gang-rape of a law student in Bangalore University campus last year was arrested today - six days after a fast track court sentenced six of his accomplices to life imprisonment.
"Muthuraj alias Raja, 24, who lives in the neighbouring Ramanagar district and was absconding since the date of crime (October 10, 2012) has been arrested by the Jnana Bharati police today," a senior police official told reporters.
Raja is also accused of being involved earlier in three other cases, including attempt to murder and robbery.
"The fast track court has remanded Raja to 14 days judicial custody after he was produced before the sessions' judge for interrogation and further investigation," said Additional Commissioner of Police Kamal Pant.
As the seventh accused is a minor, he is being tried separately in the juvenile justice court in Bangalore.
"The prosecution will seek stringent punishment to Raja as in the case of six convicts so that the sentence will deter others from indulging in such a heinous crime," Mr Pant said.
The 21-year-old victim from Nepal was the third year student of the state-run National Law School of India University, which is adjacent to the Jnana Bharati campus, about 20 km from the city centre.