Two arrested for raping pregnant Buxar woman

PATNA: Police have arrested two youths on charges of raping a 22-year-old pregnant woman at a village under the Mufassil police station area in Buxar on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. The two accused – Golu Chauhan (20) and Lalji Chauhan (19) – were forwarded to judicial custody by a Buxar court on Sunday.
Police said the woman was raped in presence of her two minor children – a son and a daughter – around 1am.The cries of the two children alerted the neighbours after which the accused fled. They were later arrested by police.
An FIR in connection with the incident was registered at the Women’s police station in Buxar. SHO of Women’s police station Nitu Priya said while Golu committed the crime, Lalji held the woman tight and gagged her so that she could not scream.
“The main entrance of the woman’s house was open due to hot weather. Taking advantage of this, the two accused entered the house and raped the woman. Her medical examination was conducted at a local hospital and the report is awaited,” the SHO said.
She added the woman lives alone at the village with her two children as her husband works in a private factory in another state.
Sadar DSP Gorakh Ram said it’s still not known whether the accused had harassed the woman in the past or not. “Police have begun an investigation into the incident,” he added.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)