Uttar Pradesh: Woman raped in Ballia for one month, 3 booked

VARANASI: The police in Ballia lodged an FIR on Sunday against three persons for allegedly abducting and raping a woman for one month. The accused have been booked under sections 363 (kidnapping), 328 (causing hurt by means of poison, etc), 376 (rape), 506 (criminal intimidation), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC and 3(2)5 SC/ST Act.
According to reports, the woman, a resident of Revati area and mother of four, was allegedly intoxicated by one Vishwambhar Yadav and taken to Kolkata in a Bolero with his two associates Amarnath Yadav and Sugriv Yadav a month ago.
In Kolkata Vishwambhar allegedly raped her for a month and threatened her of dire consequences if she opens her mouth. On Sunday he left the woman at Ballia railway station and fled from the scene. After reaching home she narrated the ordeal to her family members.
The police said that the woman was sent for medical examination and a manhunt has been launched to nab the accused who are absconding.