Overview

• Police now report eight arrests linked to the assault and the viral video, updating an earlier tally of seven.
• Two suspects are accused of committing the rape and recording the act, while the others were held over alleged circulation of the video.
• Authorities have registered charges under gang-rape provisions and the POCSO Act because the survivor is a minor.
• Police say the victim met accused Karthik on Instagram weeks earlier, was invited to a Valachil hotel, and was then taken to a wooded area near Adyar Falls in late June.
• The case falls under the Bajpe police station in Mangaluru, and the investigation remains active.