Uttar Pradesh: Dalit woman came to temple for prayer, gang-raped
A 26-year-old Dalit woman was gang-raped by three men after being held hostage near Naimisharanya Dham temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur on Monday night, police said.
The three accused men were arrested and charged gang rape. They have also been charged under the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
The three arrested have been identified as Ramu, 32, Rameshur Kashyap, 42, and Patru Kashyap, 23, confirmed Inspector of Mishrikh police station Ashok Kumar Singh.
Singh said the incident took place around 11pm on Monday when the woman came to the temple for a special prayer on the occasion of Amavasya or no moon night with her 19-year-old nephew.
Police rushed to the spot after the woman’s nephew called UP 100, the police emergency response number, and arrested the three accused.
-PTC News