A woman passenger was allegedly raped by an auto-rickshaw driver here last night. The complainant, a 50 year old woman in the Pindrajora area of Bokaro, had taken the auto-rickshaw around 8 pm to go to her daughter’s home located on the outskirts of the town.
Police sources said the woman got information that her daughter’s health had suddenly worsened. After hearing the message, woman boarded the auto of Dinesh Kumar, familiar auto driver from Pindrajora police station area and moved towards Chas Mufassil police station area on Dhanbad-Tata highway to see the sick daughter.
Police sources said when the woman started entering the Chas Mufassil police station area, the auto driver stopped the auto at a secluded place and forcibly took the woman out of the auto. Then the intoxicated auto driver took the woman to the middle of the bush on the roadside by pressing her face and forcibly committed the incident of rape. After this incident, the auto driver fled with the auto. Somehow the woman came out of the bush and reached the road.
Meanwhile, patrolling party of the police passing through the spot saw the woman moaning in pain. The police took the victim woman to Sadar Hospital and admitted her, where she is undergoing treatment. She said and added that a case of rape and criminal intimidation had been registered.