18-YEAR-OlD GANG-RAPED, ACCUSED absconding
Sheopur: A woman has been abducted and gang-raped at forest in Medavali village. The 18-year-old victim was going to attend nature's call when she was abducted by Kalua Rawat, his uncle Uday Singh Rawat and Bunty Rawat on Monday night and taken to forest where she was sexually assaulted. After which she returned on Tuesday, a case of abduction and gangrape was registered on the basis of a complaint by her and her family members. The accused are absconding. Meanwhile, in the same district, a local court has sentenced four members of a family to life imprisonment each in connection with a murder in 2011. According to prosecution, the accused Dheeraj, Ashok, Sibbu and Shantibai -- had killed Dinesh Jatav (21) on November 4, 2011. District Judge NK Satsangi delivered the verdict on Monday.
Five held for killing wild species
Raisen: Five persons were arrested by forest officials on Wednesday for allegedly killing a protected species of a wild animal near here in Madhya Pradesh. Weapons and two four-wheelers were also seized from their possession near village lalatori, forest officials said. After killing the animal, suspected to be a deer, the hunters removed its skin, collected the meat in two tumblers last night in the forest area and later slept there. Acting on a tip-off, forest officials reached the spot early this morning and caught them along with the skin and the animal meat.Three guns, a search light, a blood-stained knife, an axe, a car and a jeep were recovered from the spot, the officials said. Those arrested were identified as Shaad Khan, Aamir Khan, Rameez Khan, Shekhu Khan and lal Khan. They have been booked under the Wildlife Protection Act.