Edition 3441: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.
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Two of the six people arrested in the Bengaluru rape and assault case were shot in the leg today when they allegedly tried to escape from the crime scene. Around 5 am today, the police had taken the accused to the spot for reconstructing the crime scene when two of the accused allegedly tried to flee and police had to open fire, DCP (Bengaluru East) Shranappa S D has told. The injured accused have been hospitalised.
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