Woman gangraped in moving van, two arrested
A woman was allegedly gangraped in a moving van through the night and thrown out of the speeding vehicle, suffering serious head and facial injuries, on a desolate road by two men who have since been arrested, police said on Wednesday.
The assault of the mother of three, which brings back the horror of the Nirbhaya rape on another cold December night 13 years ago, took place in the early hours of Tuesday on the winding, little-populated Gurgaon-Faridabad, officials said.
Faridabad police produced the two accused, one from Uttar Pradesh and the other from Madhya Pradesh, in a city court on Wednesday and sent them into judicial custody, they said.
The 25-year-old, who had been living at her parents’ home after troubles with her husband, suffered severe injuries to her head and her face, which required more than 12 stitches. She has been admitted to a private hospital in Faridabad, adjoining the national Capital.
Her condition is critical, and she is not yet fit to record a statement, a police official said. Recapping what had happened, police said the two men, who live in Faridabad, offered her a lift while she was waiting for transport. Instead of taking her to her destination, however, the two men drove towards Gurugram and raped her inside the van.
She was driven around through the night and thrown out of the vehicle that was moving at a speed of over 90 kmph near Raja Chowk in Faridabad around 3 am. Bleeding profusely, the woman managed to call her sister, who reached the spot and took her to the Badshah Khan Civil Hospital.
Given the seriousness of her injuries, the doctors advised that she be taken to Delhi, but the family admitted her to the private hospital. A doctor at the hospital said she had suffered significant injuries, including broken facial cavities and a dislocated shoulder.
“Preparations are underway for surgery and the woman is out of danger. It appears the injuries were caused by a hard object or by being thrown onto the road. Samples have been sent to the FSL for examination by police,” he said.
The sister said in her complaint that the woman was seriously injured after she was thrown out of the vehicle. “Considering her condition, we decided to admit her to a private hospital,” the survivor’s sister said.
