A case of gangrape with a woman has come to light in Jhikra village under Naxal-affected Kathikund police station area of Dumka. Police said the accused had tied the woman’s husband to a tree and then took the woman to the nearby forest and raped her in turn.
The accused also include a village mukhiya identified as Durga Dehri. Police have arrested all the three accused, including Durga Dehri, and brought them all three accused to the media and informed about the whole incident.
Sub-divisional police officer Animesh Naithani said that the incident of rape had took place on Monday evening, while on Tuesday, the woman lodged a case at Kathikund police station related with this under Section 323, 341, 342, 376D, 504 and 506 of IPC. It is alleged that the 24-year-old woman was returning home with her husband in the evening on Monday after the weekly market in the village.
The three accused followed the woman upto the Jhikra forest in Kathikund and took advantage of the dense forest and the deserted path, tied her husband to a tree in a forest and swam and took the woman inside the forest.
According to the complaint lodged with the police, the accused first tied the husband’s hand with a scabbard and then carried out the gang rape incident with his wife. After the woman shouted, the accused threatened to kill both husband and wife.
The woman became unconscious after the rape. The three accused escaped from the scene after executing the incident.
On Tuesday morning, on the complaint of the victim, a team was formed and raided the house of all three accused at Namodih village including village mukhiya and arrested them. Later they were identified as Durga Dehri, Devendra Dehri and Sonu Dehri.