PATNA: A 38-year-old woman was gang raped by two individuals at gunpoint after holding her husband captive in Bihar’s Nalanda district, police said on Tuesday.
The incident took place under the Islampur police station limits around 7 pm on Sunday when the couple was returning home on their motorbike after meeting a relative. The accused stopped the couple, thrashed them and stole Rs 50,000 in cash and jewellery.
When the woman resisted, the accused assaulted the couple with revolver butts causing injuries and raped her after holding her husband captive. Soon after, the accused fled on their motorbike.
Noticing something wrong with the couple, the people on the road raised an alarm.
Anil Kumar Pandey, station house officer (SHO) of Islampur police station, said that one of the two accused identified as Kaushalendra Kumar alias Sunny has been arrested. The survivor was sent for medical examination.
The incident, which took place on Sunday, remained under wraps for around a day. It came to light only after a police team visited Rahanpur village to arrest the second accused. The police team was attacked by residents. Three police personnel were reportedly injured.
The arrested accused is a resident of Shobha Bigha village in Nalanda district. Deputy superintendent of police Gopal Krishna said that the couple has been admitted to a local government hospital for treatment.
The police recovered the motorbike of the accused. The DSP refuted the report that the victim’s motorbike was also stolen by the criminals.