PATIALA: The police here booked 3 people on charges of gang raping a 26-yr-old woman in the village of
Partan division of the district.
The woman lodged a complaint with the police on Friday and alleged that she was working as a domestic help at house of one of the accused where she was raped. The
Rape survivor is a married woman and has two children while she along with her husband used to work as labourer.
She told police that the accused along with two other villagers raped her repeatedly. The police claimed that the incident took place in the same village where both the rape survivor and the accused men used to live.
The police further added that the incident occurred two months back however it was reported by the rape survivor only on Friday following which a case was registered immediately against the accused. The police had got conducted the medical examination of the rape survivor but the reports were awaited.
It is learnt that one of the accused in his fifties was about to contest the upcoming
panchayat elections.
"No arrests have been made yet but the raids have been conducted in the house of the accused in their village. The medical examination of the rape survivor has been done however reports of the same awaited. One of the accused is in mid fifties while the other two are in their late twenties. The investigation now has been handed over to a woman cop who got the medical tests of the survivor conducted", said
station house officer, Patran police.
He added that it is part of Investigation that why the woman had reported the case after two months. SHO however added that the rape survivor claimed she was threatened with the dire consequences if she revealed this to anyone. Following this she had gone to her maternal house where family and her husband ensured the support.
