ERRANEWSINDIA EXCLUSIVE:
A case has been registered against four accused persons for allegedly sexually assaulting a 55-year-old woman in a forest in the Jewar area of Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida, police said.
DCP Women’s Security Vrinda Shukla said that the complaint was received at Jewar police station. The incident occurred on Sunday morning when the woman, who often goes to the forest to cut grass, was abducted by the four accused. They took her to an open field where they took turns to allegedly rape her.
Following this, the victim informed her family members about the incident following which a case was registered. The woman was referred to a district hospital in a serious condition. Police have started searching for the accused.
The main accused, who is from the victim’s own village, used to graze his animals in the forest area and also had a habit of taking drugs.
“Teams have been constituted for the arrest of the main accused and his associates. As soon as the incident was reported, the victim was sent to the district hospital for treatment and for medico-legal action,” Shukla said.
The victim’s condition is stable and is currently under medical treatment. Police said information regarding other accused is being sought.
“The identity of the other accused will be clear only after the arrest of the main accused,” Shukla added.
