Woman gangraped while taking dip in Ganga; incident filmed

Woman gangraped while taking dip in Ganga; incident filmed

A 45-year-old woman was gangraped in Patna district of Bihar while she was taking a DIP in the River Ganga during a religious ritual on Monday, police said on Wednesday.

Officials said two men including the person who captured the crime on video and later shared it on social media. The have been arrested, officials added.

In the video, the woman is seen pleading to the accused and asking them to consider the “sanctity” of the Ganga, which she addressed as “mother”, in Barh police station area in rural Patna.

Local villagers alleged that when the woman reached the concerned police station to lodge her complaint against the culprits, the policemen refused to register a first information report.

Barh Police swung into action only after they came across the viral video of the crime.

Police said the woman was dragged out of the river by a man named Shivpujan Mahto, a driver, and took turns to rape her along with others.

Confirming the incident, Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaaj said they have arrested two men, including Mahto and Vishal, who recorded the crime. A minor girl, whom Mahto had lured into accompanying him, was also rescued, Maharaaj added.

-PTC News