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Dalit woman gang-raped in UP

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Press Trust of India Deoria (UP)
A Dalit woman was allegedly

gang-raped in Lar area here by three persons who also tried to kill her, police said here today.

The incident took place on March 11 when the 42-year-old woman was returning home after cooking at a function.

The accused -- Vidhyachal, Gopi Gaur and Harilal Rajbhar -- who hired her for cooking at the function, caught her and dragged her to a field and not only raped her.

They also tried to kill her. She was seriously injured in the attack.

The woman was rushed to a hospital, where her condition was stated to be stable.
 

Police have lodged an FIR in this connection and launched a manhunt to nab the accused.

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First Published: Mar 13 2014 | 5:42 PM IST

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