Palwal (Haryana): A woman was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by around 25 people in a forest in Haryana's Palwal district. Meanwhile, police have arrested the prime accused, identified as Sagar from Dehradun on Friday morning.
The incident took place on May 3, however, the matter came to light on Friday when the victim lodged a complaint with Hasanpur police station against the accused persons.
According to the complainant, she was in contact with Sagar, who she befriended on Facebook. Apparently, he asked her to meet him in Palwal on May 3 and when she reached the spot, his friends joined him.
Later, they forcibly took her to a secluded place, where they took turns to rape her and after she became unconscious, they dumped her near the scrap godown at Badarpur.
The woman added that the scrap dealer also raped her. The victim further added that the accused threatened her with dire consequences if she registered a complaint with the police.
"The survivor is originally from Uttarakhand and was living in Delhi for her job. The main accused, Sagar is her friend and he asked her to meet at Hodal. On the pretext of taking her to his house, Sagar took her to a secluded place from where he and his aides forcibly took her to a forest and gang-raped her," said, Rajesh Kumar, SI, Hasanpur PS.
"Meanwhile, the victim has been sent for a medical examination to a nearby hospital and reports are awaited. A manhunt has been launched to nab other accused. However, further probe into the matter is underway," he said.
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