In a bizarre case, a bride accused her groom and his friends of gang-raping her on her `suhagraat’ (first conjugal night), causing serious injuries to her in the process in Etawah.

The newlywed had to be admitted to a local hospital for treatment.

Superintendent of Police (Rural) in Etawah, Omvir Singh, said that the police were informed that a newly married woman was undergoing treatment after being gang-raped by her husband and his friends late Wednesday evening, after which a case was registered against the husband and his two friends and a probe was underway. He said efforts were on to nab the accused who were absconding.

As per reports, a spinster from Valmiki community living in a village in Ikdil was married to a youth from Parali Raman village of Chaubia area of Etawah on November 28. The newly wed’s mother alleged that on the first conjugal night of the couple, the son-in-law along with two of his friends intoxicated her daughter and later took turns with her.

While resisting the outrageous assault, the newly-wed woman suffered injuries. Her in-laws admitted her to a private hospital in the city but after her condition deteriorated, they informed her family and fled the hospital.

The victim’s mother further said that when they rushed to the hospital and found her daughter’s condition critical, they shifted her to Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Government Hospital on Wednesday evening and also informed the police about the sexual assault.

Subsequently, a case of gang rape was registered against the husband and his two friends at Chaubia police station The victim’s statement was also recorded in which she confirmed of being given some intoxicant by her in-laws after which her husband and his friends gang-raped her.

Meanwhile in a case of suspected rape and murder in Agra, a seven-year-old girl, who went missing from a wedding on Wednesday night, was found dead in a nearby field the next morning in Malpura police station area.

The victim’s parents noticed the girl missing a few hours after reaching the wedding venue. Believing that she might have slept somewhere at the venue, they looked for her. It was only after she could not be found till Thursday morning that they approached the police.

The girl was later found dead in a mustard field, about 250 metres away from the marriage venue.

The police suspect that the assailants might have barged into the venue and lured the girl away. The investigators have got some clues from the spot and expect to nab the culprits soon. The victim's body was sent for post-mortem.