Woman abducted and gang raped in Kannauj, 2 arrested

KANPUR: In a shocking sequence of events which has come to light from Kannauj district, a 20-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped by two people on late Saturday night.
Police on Sunday said that the girl, a resident of an area under Tirwa police station, works at a garments shop in the town. On late Saturday evening, while she was returning home after buying vegetables from a nearby market, she was allegedly abducted by two locals known to her on the pretext of giving her lift and then gang-raped by them.
The girl in her statement to the police said that she was going home at around 8pm after buying vegetables from a nearby market on late Saturday evening, when one Aman Khan of Buddhnagar, who was known to her, came riding a motorcycle, citing fear of criminal activities in the area, asked her to sit on his two-wheeler on the pretext of dropping her to her house.On the way, Aman picked his friend Ameen of Sarrafa Wali Gali.
Instead of dropping the girl at her house, Aman took her to a secluded Kela Wala Bagh area on Bardhaiya road where she was kept hostage for three hours and raped repeatedly by him and his friend Ameen, the girl alleged in her statement.
Inspector Tirwa Kotwali police station Indrapal Saroj said that when the girl’s condition had started deteriorating, the two accused at around 11 pm dumped her at an isolated spot and fled. Before escaping, they warned her of dire consequences if she spoke about the incident to anyone.
The matter came to light only after the girl reached her home and narrated her ordeal to her family members who approached ‘dial 112’ and then lodged a complaint at Tirwa Kotwali.
“An FIR under relevant sections, including section 376 (D) of IPC was lodged against the two accused on the basis of a complaint by the girl,” said SP Kannauj Amrendra Prasad.
Subsequently, police swung into action and raided the hideouts of the accused and arrested them. Meanwhile, the victim was sent to the hospital for medical examination, he added.
The incident has created tension as the victim and the accused belong to different communities.
He said in view of the sensitive nature of the case, a large contingent of police has been deployed in the area. “Security personnel also patrolled the village,” the SP added.