This story is from February 8, 2019

Woman gang-raped in Kishanganj, 1 held

Woman gang-raped in Kishanganj, 1 held
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PATNA: Police on Thursday arrested one of the six people who had allegedly gang-raped a 20-year-old girl after tying the hands and legs of her father with ropes at Patthar Ghatti village under the Korobari police station area in Kishanganj district, around 400km from here, on February 5.
The matter came to light on Wednesday after the girl’s family members lodged a complaint with the police on Wednesday.
The arrested person has been identified as Mohammad Kasim (32).
SHO of Korobari police station Suraj Kumar said police have launched a manhunt to arrest the other five accused – Faiz Alam (30), Abdul Mannan (27), Kalua (28), Ansar Alam (33) and Takhseer Alam (30). All the six accused are residents of different villages under Korobari police station.
Kishanganj SP Kumar Ashish, who visited the village on Wednesday, said according to the girl’s statement, the six accused reached her hut on three motorcycles around 2am.
“While her father was sleeping on a cot outside the hut, the girl was sleeping inside. Her mother and other family members were not at home. The six requested the girl’s father to give them water to drink. When the girl’s father went inside the hut to bring water, the accused spotted her. They soon barged into the hut and overpowered her father,” the SP added.
He said the accused tied the hands and legs of the girl’s father and wrapped his eyes with a piece of cloth before leaving him outside the hut. “The six dragged the girl to a nearby dense field and raped her. They fled after committing the crime, leaving the girl in pain,” the SP said.

“According to locals, the six accused often used to harass girls and women at Patthar Ghatti and neighbouring villages. However, the villagers never complained against them. Faiz, one of the six accused, has criminal antecedents,” he said.
The SP added the girl’s medical examination was conducted on Wednesday and the report was awaited. “The clothes of the girl could not be sent for forensic analysis as they were washed after the incident,” he said.
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