The five accused who were wanted in connection with alleged gang-rape a woman in Bhilai city have been arrested, informed Station House Officer Chhaoni Naresh Kumar Patel on Sunday.
According to police sources, the 26-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped after being abducted by five people near a power house railway station on Friday night. Police informed that the incident happened near Power House railway station of Bhilai on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. The victim originally a resident of Ambikapur had returned from her home town on a bus and stepped down at Power House on Friday late night. While she was looking for conveyance to reach a hostel near Venkateshwara talkies, where she lived, a man approached her asking if he could help, police said. Police further said the man allegedly took her to an isolated place near Power House Railway Station where his four friends were already present, and brutally raped her. They then ran away from the scene leaving victim battered in semi-conscious State.
However locals noticed the women on Saturday morning who then called the ambulance and informed police following which she was rushed to Durg district hospital, police maintained. Based on the details given by victim all the five youths have been arrested. The victim is undergoing treatment in District Hospital Durg where her condition was reportedly stated to be stable. Police has registered case of abduction and gang-rape against all five men this connection however the identity of accused is yet to be disclosed due to investigative reasons.