This story is from January 12, 2020

Two men rape Jamui woman over land row

Two youths allegedly gangraped a 40-year-old woman and assaulted her two children when they tried to raise an alarm at a village in Jamui district around 6am on Saturday.
Two men rape Jamui woman over land row
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PATNA: Two youths allegedly gangraped a 40-year-old woman and assaulted her two children when they tried to raise an alarm at a village in Jamui district around 6am on Saturday.
SHO (Khaira police station) Mukesh Ram said the survivor reported the matter to police after her husband returned home from work on being informed of the assault. "The survivor was sent to the Jamui sadar hospital for medical examination," the SHO said, adding efforts were on to arrest the two accused.
"Locals said one of the accused had an altercation with the survivor's family over a land dispute recently.
The matter was, however, settled after the intervention of the local panchayat members," the SHO said.
The survivor's husband has alleged that the relatives of the accused have threatened them with dire consequences if they do not withdraw the case.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
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