Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh), 8 June: A
19-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly gang raped by six youths after she went
for a ride on a two-wheeler (Scooty), with two of her male friends in Bareilly,
a town in the Northern state of Uttar Pradesh in India.
Though incident occurred on May 31,
police registered the case on June 5 after the girl approached them. Police
said she did not report the incident earlier fearing social stigma.
On Sunday, police arrested two of
the accused, saying one was arrested after a brief exchange of fire during
which he received a bullet injury on his leg. He is undergoing treatment at a
hospital. Doctors stated his condition to be stable, police said, adding that
they recovered a country-made pistol from his possession.
Assistant Superintendent of Police
(Bareilly) said, raids are underway to locate the remaining four accused.
The victim, a student of Class 11, was
sent for medical examination and the report is awaited. Police decided to
record her statement before a magistrate on Monday.
Police said, the survivor, in her
statement, said she had gone for a ride on a Scooty with two of her male
friends on May 31 and stopped at a temple in a village. As they were chatting,
two of the accused started misbehaving with her, the survivor said, adding that
when her friends objected, they were pushed around. One of her friends managed
to flee the spot but the was badly beaten up and lost consciousness reportedly.
She further told police that the
accused dragged her to a nearby field and gang-raped her. They later left
the place after threatening the victim of dire consequences if she reported the
incident to anyone,” a police officer said.
The girl returned home after her
friend regained consciousness, police said, adding that she did not narrate her
ordeal to anyone and was disturbed.
Police said on Saturday, the
survivor’s elder sister kept on asking her why she was upset so she finally narrated
the entire incident. Later, in the evening, the victim arrived at the police
station along with her family members and registered an First Information Report
(FIR) in the matter.
The survivors also gave the names by which the accused addressed each other during the assault, police said.