PATNA: A 21-year-old woman, who was returning home along with her husband from a fair, was allegedly gang-raped by five men in
Supaul district on Tuesday-Wednesday night.
The incident came to light when the woman lodged an
FIR at Chathapur police station on Wednesday evening against Vicky Singh (25), Gultha Singh (22), Chhedi Yadav (26) and two unidentified youths.
According to the FIR, the incident took place around 1.30am at Paryahi village when the couple was returning from
Udhampur village where a fair had been organised.
Triveniganj SDPO Jitendra Kumar told this reporter over the phone on Thursday that the woman, in her statement, said the accused assaulted her husband who fell unconscious. They then dragged her to a secluded place near a canal where she was gang-raped behind the bushes, he quoted the woman as having told the police.
The SDPO said the woman was sent for medical test to the Supaul sadar hospital. “Raids are on to nab the accused, all natives of Paryahi,” he said.
Supaul SP Mrityunjay Kumar Chaudhary said the woman earlier came with her father-in-law, who is a mukhiya, to lodge a case of assault. The same day later, she changed her statement and alleged she was raped. “We are waiting for the medical test report,” he said.