Bahraich: In a chilling reminder of the Badaun gangrape and murder incident, body of a 45-year-old woman was found hanging from a tree here on Wednesday after she was allegedly abducted and gangraped.
The semi-nude body of the victim was found hanging with a saree from a tree in Ranipur area, police said. The woman, belonging to a backward caste, was missing from Tuesday night.
A resident of Loniyanpur village in Ranipur, the woman was allegedly abducted from Bahraich, gangraped and later hanged, police said.
The victim was going to Lucknow for treatment when her son informed her on mobile that she had become a grandmother and asked her to return immediately.
On reaching Bahraich, the woman called up her son to pick her up, But when he reached there, he found his mother missing. Her mobile, was found switched off, and footwear were found near the tree from where she was found hanging.
In a complaint to the police, the family named five persons who they alleged had committed the crime, the ASP said.
An FIR had been registered against Vijay, Raju, Onkar, Ramswarup and Naeem under Section IPC 302 (murder), Section 201 (causing disappearance of evidence) and Section 376 (rape), Mr Singh said.
All the accused were absconding, he said adding, “Rape cannot be ruled out. We are waiting for the post-mortem report”. Locals alleged the woman had enmity with some persons involved in the liquor trade.
