Khajoori police have nabbed three persons on the charges of sexually assaulting a 38-year-old woman and beating brutally her husband near Bairagarh late in the night on Monday; truck driver and his two friends who raped the victim were nabbed by the police.
Police said that the couple took lift in the truck after failing to get any public transport and the truck driver along with two others raped the victim and assaulted her husband.
According to SHO of Khajuri, Upendra Bhati, the couple which works as labour were on their way to home in Bakania at Kolukhedi and took lift in a truck which was having three accused who sexually assaulted the victim and her husband was brutally beaten and dumped him. He approached Khajuri police station and reported the incident of abduction of his wife by truck driver and his aides.
Based on the complaint police swung into action and alert was raised and Dial 100 FRV spotted a truck parked at Bairagarh road rushed to rescue the victim and nabbed three miscreants who sexually assaulted the victim.
The truck driver was identified as Bittu while his two others were identified as Akash and Shubham who tried to escape from the spot but were chased and nabbed by the police.
Police have arrested the three accused and a case under section 376 (2) (D), 323, 342 and 506 of the IPC and sections of SC/ST Act. The police have started further investigation.