Married woman abducted and gang-raped in T'gana

A 36-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped after being kidnapped from her house in a village near Khammam in Telangana, police said on Sunday.

Hyderabad (Telangana): A married woman was allegedly gang-raped by two persons after being abducted from her house in a village near Khammam in Telangana, police said on Sunday.

According to reports, the miscreants barged into the victim’s house on Friday night and took her to a nearby cotton field after threatening her.

According to police, the victim's husband was asleep in another room when the abduction took place.

Upon reaching the field where there were five more men waiting, three of them allegedly outraged her modesty. The gang fled after seeing a police patrol approaching, police said.

The victim and the accused, all in their mid-20s, belong to the same community, police added.

Based on the victim's complaint, a case has been registered against the seven persons. Police have initiated a probe into the incident and a manhunt to nab the accused persons involved in the act, reports added.