18-year-old gang-raped in Madhya Pradesh; three minors among 5 held
An 18-year-old woman was allegedly raped by seven people, including three minors, when she was returning to her village Madhya Pradesh with her brother, police said on Thursday. According to the information, the accused threw the victim's brother in a well before committing the crime. The incident took place on the intervening night of April 29-30.
Meanwhile, the police have taken five accused, including the three minors, into custody. However, two of them are still absconding, an official said. As per the report, the Kotwali Police Station in-charge Rajendra Dhurve informed that the woman was returning on a motorbike with her 21- year-old brother night to their village.
The seven accused stopped the motorbike and threw the woman's brother in a well at around 8.30 pm, he stated. Afterward, the accused sexually assaulted the woman till 2 am on Thursday, he added.
After being freed by the accused, the woman took out her brother and reached the village in the morning, Dhurve said. Later, they filed a police complaint, he said. Meanwhile, two of the accused, have been identified as Shubham Bele (22) and Sandeep Khatiya (23), and three minors were taken into custody, he said.
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The other two have been identified as Lokesh Soni (22), a resident of Nemawar (Dewas district), and a local resident, Pawan Bele (24), who are absconding. The accused have been booked under sections 376 (rape), 365 (kidnapping) and 307 (attempt to murder) of Indian Penal Code.
-PTC News
