Dec 16 rape case: Defence says court under Naxal threat

“If Akshay is not released,then we shall carry out an operation similar to the one carried out in Sukma valley in your court,home and jail,” the letter reads.

Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Kumar Khanna has directed the Investigation Officer to look into the matter and submit a report on Friday.

Meanwhile,the owner of the bus involved in the incident and the carpenter who was allegedly robbed by the six accused on the night of the incident deposed before court.

The carpenter identified four of the six accused. Pointing towards Akshay,Pawan and Vinay,he said the trio had tricked him into boarding the bus,beat him,tore his clothes and stole his cellphone and money before throwing him from the moving bus near the IIT flyover. He said two others,“a man with half of his arm burnt” and another with “a child-like face” were also present in the bus,but were not in the courtroom.