Woman ‘raped’ at knifepoint near highway to Bijnor

Lucknow | Friday | 11th January, 2019

Summary:

A woman from Muzaffarnagar was allegedly raped at knifepoint in a forested area near a highway leading to Bijnor on Wednesday. “The woman approached the police on Wednesday claiming she was gangraped by a bus conductor and two unidentified associates. On Wednesday morning, the bus conductor called the woman and asked her to meet him near Bijnor on the pretext of offering her a job, says the complaint. Teams have been sent to local areas to ascertain more details of the accused, including their addresses,” said Bijnor SP Sanjeev Tyagi. When the woman got suspicious, the third accused took out a knife, after which the bus conductor allegedly raped her in a forested area and abandoned her near the highway an hour later..