The Asian Age

SISTER OF RAPE ACCUSED IS GANGRAPED

- AGE CORRESPOND­ENT

In a shocking incident of revenge, the sister of a rape accused was abducted and gangraped by five men in Muzaffarna­gar district on Monday.

The victim’s brother was accused of raping a girl on August 25 and she attempted suicide but was saved by the villager. The accused was later arrested and sent to jail.

The sister and mother of the accused were sleeping in their home in Morna village when five men barged into their house and dragged the 16- year- old sister out of the house. They took her along and allegedly gangraped her. The girl was found lying in a semi conscious state on Monday on the outskirts of the village.

The police initially claimed that the incident was suspicious and refused to register a complaint. However, a large number of villagers collected at the Kakrauli police station and created noisy scenes.

Since the matter involved two communitie­s, the incident took a communal turn.

Later the girl was sent for medical examinatio­n and a FIR has been registered against Gulzar, Shahid, Guddu and two unnamed persons.

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