Mentally disabled Dalit woman gang raped

Agra | Monday | 11th February, 2019

Summary:

Agra: A mentally disabled Dalit woman was allegedly gangraped in a remote area of Agra district by two men of some other community.The incident took place on Sunday afternoon while the victim (27), hailing from Chhit village of Kheragarh police jurisdiction, was collecting firewoods near Kagraul canal. They caught the accused who were identified as Aslam Qureshi and Akhlaq Qureshi. At the time of incident, victim’s husband was at work. She was allegedly picked up by two motorcycle borne accused, who took her to a secluded place behind a local girl’s inter-college under Kagraul police jurisdiction.Station house officer of Kagraul, Sanjul Pandey said, “The victim was rescued by local farmers who heard the distressed woman’s wails. We have booked the accused under IPC sections 376 D and ST/SC act.”On Monday, victim was sent for medical examination at government women hospital, while the two accused were presented in the court for judicial remand.Victim is married to a daily wage labourer..