All 8 accused in Brazilian biker gangrape case held. 'Planned attack on seeing couple in isolated spot'

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New Delhi: All eight accused in the 1 March gangrape of a Brazilian motorcyclist in Jharkhands Dumka district have been arrested, ThePrint has learnt...

According to sources in the Jharkhand police, the accused are between 19 and 24 years of age..

ThePrint had earlier reported that one of the accused had claimed he is a minor, which the police say has been proved false...

Police sources said that the couple had camped for the night at a spot near Hansdiha market in Dumka district around 5.30 pm last Friday evening, and that was when the accused noticed them and planned their attack...

Around 10.15-10.30 pm, they attacked the couple and took turns to sexually assault the woman in the nearby bushes, a police source said..