Badaun: A 32-year-old woman was allegedly held captive and gang raped by three, including the son of a policeman in the Bisauli area police said on Sunday. According to the Senior Superintendent of Police LR Kumar, the victim was along with her two children when she went out to purchase medicines on Friday night and was taken to an under- construction house by Himanshu.
The victim alleged that Himanshu, the son of a policeman, locked her up with the children in the house and left only to return later with two aides to gangrape her, the SSP said. On Saturday after being released by the accused the woman told local residents about her ordeal and went to the police. On the basis of the victim's statement, a case has been lodged against Himanshu, Khalifa alias Pramod and an unidentified person.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged all politicians to work together to protect women, in his first comments on the issue since the hanging of the girls sparked public outrage.
Modi warned politicians against "politicising rape", saying they were "playing with the dignity of women" in his first speech to parliament since sweeping to power at last month's national elections.
India brought in tougher laws last year against sexual offenders after the fatal gang-rape of a student in New Delhi in December 2012, but they have failed to stem the tide of violence against women.
Read: Will effective policing act as deterrent in ‘lawless’ Uttar Pradesh?
