Woman gang-raped in car on highway

Press Trust of India  |  Muzaffarnagar 

A woman was gang-raped in a moving car allegedly by two men after throwing her child (3) from the vehicle last evening on Delhi-national highway here, police said.

The child was rushed to a hospital by the villagers. He is out of danger.

Later, the 26-year-old victim was also dropped from the car in Chapar area on the highway in the district, said SP (city) Ombir Singh today.

A case has been registered against the absconding accused, and the woman has been sent for medical examination, he said.

According to a complaint lodged by the victim, she was called by one of the accused R K Mehata on the pretext of giving her a job. She was raped by Mehata and his friend after giving her some alcoholic drink laced with sedatives.

She lodged the complaint after getting consciousness, the SP said.

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First Published: Tue, May 08 2018. 13:25 IST