Woman Gang-Raped In Bhopal

She was served intoxicants…

On Monday, Police officials said, two persons allegedly gang-raped a 27-year-old woman after making her drink intoxicants in Bhopal.

The incident occurred under the jurisdiction of Bazaria police station on August 3. One of the accused was known to the victim and he along with his friend violated the woman, the police said. 

Police station in-charge Jitendra Gurjar told news agency ANI, "The victim has filed a complaint that she befriended a person named Rishi Kushwaha and their friendship continued just for a few days.

They were also planning to get married but when Kushwaha came to know that the woman was a divorcee, they separated."

The woman used to work as a laborer. Again, the officer said the accused met the lady on August 3 and took her to his room in the Bazaria locality by luring her.

"Upon reaching the room, the accused served some intoxicants in water and made her drink, which made her unconscious.

Later, the accused raped the lady, and the accused's friend also violated the girl," Gurjar said.

Based on the complaint, a case has been registered under sections 64, 70(1), 351(3), and 3(5) of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and an investigation in this matter is going on.

The accused are on the run, and efforts are being made to catch them.

A police team was deployed at the local level, which raided the hideouts of the accused based on inputs from the informer, but they were not found, the police station in charge said.

Right now, based on the mobile tower location, their location is being traced to be in another state, police teams are being sent to catch them, the officer added.