Two men threw a woman, who was gang-raped after her husband was locked inside their house in June, off her terrace in Bihar’s Begusarai, leaving her seriously injured, police said on Wednesday.
Four of the five gang rape accused were arrested and are in jail. The fifth accused remains at large. His property has been attached. “One of them, Bhogal Kumar, has been arrested. Police are interrogating him. The investigation into the matter is being conducted.”
Police said the woman was gang-raped on June 11 and her medical examination showed that cartridges, stones and wood were allegedly inserted into her private parts.
Begusarai deputy police superintendent (headquarters) Nikhil Kumar said a case has been filed against two attackers based on the woman’s statement.
He added that the attackers arrived at his house late on Monday, caught his wife, took her to the first floor, and threw her from the terrace. The woman, who suffered head injuries after falling 15 feet and was undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital in Begusarai, blamed the relatives of the gang-rape accused for the attack. He suspected it to be a revenge attack. She added that they had been threatening her.
The woman’s husband said they were being pressured to “manage the case” and were threatened. The husband said the attackers fled when people gathered at the spot.
