An ASHA Worker was allegedly abducted in a car and gang-raped by four youths near the Nehru Bungalow here on Friday evening.
On the basis of the complaint lodged by the victim at the Adarsh police station, cops have detained an accused and are interrogating him. Police conducted medical examination of the victim and recorded her statement under Section 164.
According to her family members, the ASHA Worker was going by her bicycle when she was intercepted by the youths coming by a red car. They forcibly bundled her into the car and raped her. Then, they again dumped her at the spot from where she was picked up.
A police team along with a forensic team and a dog squad visited the crime spot on Saturday morning and carried out an investigation. The police were carrying out raids at possible hideouts to nab the accused and also on the lookout for the car used in the crime and its owner.