A 19-year-old girl, victim of gang-rape consumed poisonous substance after sexually assaulted by three youths at Panchvati Colony on Wednesday. The incident came to fore on Thursday, when the victim regained consciousness in a private hospital.
All the three youths have been arrested in the case. According to the police, the victim was on her way to home when Ameen of her locality who was acquainted with the victim blocked her way and forcefully took her to her house at Panchvati Colony where he assaulted her while his two friends were guarding the house. When the victim was let free she went to her house and tried to commit suicide by consuming poisonous substance.
She was rushed to a Kishnani hospital in Bairagarh in an unconscious state and when she regained conscious on Thursday a complaint was lodged with the police. Both victim and accused are residents of Baishakhedi and were acquainted to each other.
The police have registered a case under section 376 (D), 366, 506 and 34 of the IPC and have started further investigation.