Rajasthan Dalit Woman Gang Raped, Police Registers Case

A Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped in Rajasthan’s Dholpur district, confirmed police, on March 17.

As per the source, the woman was returning with her husband and children, while the accused Lalu Thakur, Dhan Singh Thakur, Vipin, Mohit, Sachin, and Lokendra Singh Thakur kidnapped the couple.

Reportedly, the husband was thrashed and the wife was gang-raped at gunpoint. However, the police have registered a case and initiated an investigation

An FIR has been registered at Kanchanpur police station under Section 376-D (gang-rape) of the Indian Penal Code, and Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, the police said.

The accused and the victim belong to the same village, they said.
“The case is being investigated. No arrest has been made so far,” circle officer of Dholpur (rural) Vijay Kumar Singh said.

(The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault.)

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