Maddur case: Cops confirm identity

The 19-year-old garment factory worker, who was thrown out of train admitted that she deliberately concealed her identity to avoid media glare.

A school dropout, Gunasheela came to Bangalore in search of a job after her father Siddaraju deserted the family to settle with his first wife in Kollegal.

Meanwhile, Arif Ali, DySP of Government Railway Police, said that they have collected Aadhar card and caste certificates to confirm the victim’s identity, who is said to be hailing from a T Narasipur village. B Vimala, deputy director of Women and Child Development Department, said a decision on whether to send the girl with her grandmom would be taken only after crosschecking her family’s background. Till then she would stay in a rehabilitation centre.