Uttar Pradesh: Woman gang raped for 20 days by five men in Moradabad; Accused on the run

A 19-year-old was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped by five men for 20 days in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal. Two women were also reportedly involved in the case. The victim alleged that she was kidnapped on September 27 by Mohd Arshad and Asim. The duo sedated her and took her to their freind, Ashiq Khan’s house in Moradabad district where the trio raped her.

After a while, Soni Hussain and Faiz Alam also joined the trio and raped the victim several times. Two women, Saira Begum and Zeba Khan supported the miscreants, the victim said in her complaint. On October 12, the victim managed to escape from the house and returned to her home. As her condition was critical, the victim’s brother admitted her to a private hospital. Upon being discharged, the victim decided to file the complaint.

“A woman levelled allegations of abduction and gang-rape against seven people, and after initial investigation, we have registered an FIR against all the accused under relevant sections,” news agency IANS cited Circle officer (CO), Jitendra Kumar Sargam, as saying.

An FIR was registered against all the seven accused under sections 376D (gang-rape), 366 (kidnapping a woman to compel her to marry), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 328 (causing hurt by means of poison), 344 (wrongful confinement for 10 or more days) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

The survivor was sent for medical examination and her statement was recorded under Section 161 of CrPC. Several teams have been deployed to arrest the accused people. Further investigation in the case is on.

Source : Jagran