In a shocking incident, a woman, 22 was gang-raped by at least six men for over four hours in front of her husband in the Indian state of Jharkhand on Saturday night.
Following a fight at her in-laws' residence in Palamu district, the victim, who has not been named, left for her father's house in Rewat village by foot.
To ensure she'd reach her family home safely, the victim's husband, accompanied by brother-in-law Naresh Kumar drove her on a motorcycle along Highway 39 around 8:00pm.
As the trio reached Bhaluahi, the husband told police six men arrived on motorcycles before snatching their mobile phones and beating him and his relative up.
In his statement, the husband explained how, whilst he was being floored, men took his wife away to a nearby a hill in Bakoria-Bhalwahi village and took turns to rape her over a four-hour period.
The husband was seriously wounded in the attack, which left his relative unconscious.
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In another horrific sex attack, a mum and her six-year-old daughter were gang-raped inside a moving car after they accepted a lift from a group of men.
The men had promised the woman and her daughter they would drive them safely back from Piran Kaliyar, a holy site for Muslims and Hindus, on the banks of the Ganga Canal, Roorkee, Uttarakhand province.
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By the time the relative came together, the men insisted he drove the victim away on a motorcycle to another spot.
However, when the victim saw an incoming four-wheeler in Sadhwadih village, she started to scream for help.
Villagers immediately arrived on the scene and apprehended two of the alleged rapists, identified as Dharmendra Ram and Bhola Ram. These men hail from the same village as the victims.
Four other accused fled the scene on motorbikes.
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Local media confirmed the husband claimed to know two of the six alleged rapists.
“Two of the accused were formally arrested on Sunday, while four others were nabbed on Monday,” Palamu Superintendent of Police (SP) Chandan Kumar Sinha told PTI.
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The woman was admitted to Medininagar Medical College and Hospital in a critical condition and her condition is stable, Satbarwa Police Station in-charge Rishikesh Kumar Rai, is quoted as saying.
Four other individuals were arrested, and identified as labourers Surendra Ram, Ravi Satbarwa, Girendra Yadav Yadav, and beekeeper Kudus Ansari, according to local newspaper Bhaskar.
How you can get help
Women’s Aid has this advice for victims and their families:
- Always keep your phone nearby.
- Get in touch with charities for help, including the Women’s Aid live chat helpline and services such as SupportLine.
- If you are in danger, call 999.
- Familiarise yourself with the Silent Solution, reporting abuse without speaking down the phone, instead dialing “55”.
- Always keep some money on you, including change for a pay phone or bus fare.
- If you suspect your partner is about to attack you, try to go to a lower-risk area of the house – for example, where there is a way out and access to a telephone.
- Avoid the kitchen and garage, where there are likely to be knives or other weapons. Avoid rooms where you might become trapped, such as the bathroom, or where you might be shut into a cupboard or other small space.
If you are a victim of domestic abuse, SupportLine is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6pm to 8pm on 01708 765200. The charity’s email support service is open weekdays and weekends during the crisis – [email protected].
Women’s Aid provides a live chat service – available weekdays from 8am-6pm and weekends 10am-6pm.
You can also call the freephone 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247.
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