One of the three men, accused of raping a tribal woman was arrested on Tuesday in Giridih district, police said.
The gangrape incident had happened on November 10, when the accused had allegedly waylaid the 40-year-old woman at a place under Pachamba police station, about 10 km from here, and committed the crime in an inebriated state, Officer in Charge Sharmanad Singh said.
All three accused men belong to Pirtand area. They are in their early 30s, the officer incharge said. “The victim's brother had lodged an FIR against the accused.
The police will make all the efforts so that accused persons get stringent punishment," he added.
According to police sources a married woman Hemanti Devi was allegedly gangraped by three men and dumped near bushes at Pachamba area when she had gone to see Gaushala mela in Giridih.
The incident took place early Sunday morning around 2 am.
The victim said in the complaint that she hails from Pirtard and had gone along with her relatives to see village fair in Pachamba when incident occurred.