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Gangrape victims mother & daughter record statement in court

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Press Trust of India Gaya (Biahr)

The 15-year-old girl and her mother, who were raped by a group of youths in Gaya last week, recorded their statements in a court here.

The two recorded their statements under section 164 of CrPC with regard to the case before the Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Swati Singh.

Women's police station SHO-cum-Investigating Officer of the case Sima Kumari produced them in the court under police protection.

A group of armed youths tied a man to a tree and raped his wife and daughter in Gaya district on June 13. The family was waylaid while they were crossing the area on a motorcycle near Sondiha village of the district, police said.

 

Three persons - two from Sondiha and another from a neighbouring village - have been arrested in the case.

Additional Director General of Police, CID, Binay Kumar yesterday said DNA tests would be conducted to identify the culprits in the gangrape case.

A team from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), Patna had on June 15 visited the place of occurrence to collect samples and evidence in the gangrape case, Kumar said.

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First Published: Jun 18 2018 | 5:45 PM IST

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