Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
Two men have been arrested and sent to jail in connection with the alleged rape and molestation of a married woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district, police said. The incident was reported from the Mataundh police station area, where the woman alleged that two acquaintances sexually assaulted her after taking her to a house.
According to the complaint, the woman was travelling to get a gas cylinder refilled when an acquaintance from her neighbourhood offered her a lift on his motorcycle.
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Instead of taking her to her intended destination, he took her to the house of another associate, the complainant alleged.
The woman told police that the duo consumed alcohol at the house. She alleged that one of the men then molested her, while the other sexually assaulted her. When she resisted, the accused allegedly threatened to kill her.
After returning home, the woman informed her family about the incident. Based on her written complaint, police registered a case against both men under relevant legal provisions. Officials subsequently visited and inspected the reported scene.
ASP Banda Mavis Tok said, “Information was received from the Mataundh police station area regarding the sexual assault of an adult, married woman by two acquaintances from her neighbourhood. Senior officials immediately inspected the scene. A case was registered under relevant sections on the basis of her written complaint”.
Police said the woman underwent a medical examination and her statement was recorded before the court.
Both accused were arrested and subsequently sent to jail. Further investigation and legal proceedings are continuing, with police expected to take additional action based on the findings of the probe and other evidence collected in the case.
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Inputs by Siddharth Gupta
SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
