MP: Woman picnicking with husband gang-raped in Rewa; over 100 rounded up

Rewa: A newly married woman on an outing with her husband was allegedly raped by five men in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district following which police have rounded up over 100 persons, an official said on Friday.

The alleged gang rape was committed on Monday at a picnic spot in Gurh tehsil, police said.

“The woman got married recently. She and her husband are in the age group of 19-20 and are still in college,” Rewa headquarters Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Himali Pathak told PTI over the phone.

The woman told the police that one of the five persons who allegedly sexually assaulted her has tattoos on his hand and chest.

The DSP said police have rounded up more than 100 people as part of their probe. Calling the alleged gang rape a sensitive case, she said police are treading carefully to ensure that the survivor’s identity was not disclosed.

The couple approached the Gurh police station around 1.30 pm on Tuesday. “The FSL staff (forensic science laboratory) and I rushed to the spot. The medical test of the survivor was conducted and an FIR was registered the same day at 7 pm,” the DSP said.

Citing the woman’s version, the DSP said she and her husband had a fight near a fountain, about 2 km from a famous temple in the Gurh industrial area.

In her statement, the woman said five men took turns to rape her near the fountain, some 20 km from the district headquarters, the official said.

“No one has been arrested so far. We have rounded up more than 100 people and suspects. Our investigation is underway,” she said, adding that the five unidentified persons have been booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for gang rape and other charges.