Mysuru, Oct. 10 -- * CCTV footage leads to repeat offender's arrest in Kollegal

* Police open fire as he attacks them with broken bottle to flee

In a swift operation, Mysuru City Police have arrested a man accused of abducting, raping and murdering a 10-year-old girl near the Dasara Exhibition Grounds. The crime occurred on the intervening night of Wednesday (Oct. 8) and Thursday (Oct. 9).

The arrest was made within 24 hours of the crime. The accused, who attempted to flee after attacking the Police team, was shot in the leg and arrested.

The accused has been identified as K.S. Karthik, a bus cleaner from Siddalingapura village in Mysuru taluk. He was arrested around 5.45 pm yesterday at Kollegal in Chamarajanagar District by the Naza...