Noida: Police Uttar PradeshGautam Buddh Nagar district on Wednesday said they have arrested the prime accused in the gang rape case of a 55-year-old girl. Dalits woman in Jewel three days ago.
The woman was allegedly raped by four men, who took her at gunpoint in an open field near her village and started forcing her on Sunday morning.
One of the accused was arrested on Monday.
The incident has turned into a political controversy, with opposition parties like BSP and Congress targeting the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over the issue of women’s safety.
“The accused Mahendra was arrested on Wednesday from a place near his village in Jewar. He was picked up by a joint team of Jewar police. special operations group and SWAT,” a police spokesman said.
“Another person has already been arrested and sent to jail, in the wake of this incident, a reward of Rs 25,000 was announced for giving information about Mahendra’s arrest,” he said.
An FIR has been registered under Indian Penal Code sections 376D (gang rape), 352 (assault or criminal force other than grievous provocation) and 506 (criminal intimidation) in connection with the incident, police said.
Sections under strict scheduled caste He said that the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 has also been invoked in this matter.
According to the police, Mahendra was booked for entering the house and burglary in the past as well.
He is the only accused named in the FIR. One of the three other accused was arrested on Monday after the rape victim identified him from a photograph shown to him by the police.
The woman was allegedly raped by four men, who took her at gunpoint in an open field near her village and started forcing her on Sunday morning.
One of the accused was arrested on Monday.
The incident has turned into a political controversy, with opposition parties like BSP and Congress targeting the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over the issue of women’s safety.
“The accused Mahendra was arrested on Wednesday from a place near his village in Jewar. He was picked up by a joint team of Jewar police. special operations group and SWAT,” a police spokesman said.
“Another person has already been arrested and sent to jail, in the wake of this incident, a reward of Rs 25,000 was announced for giving information about Mahendra’s arrest,” he said.
An FIR has been registered under Indian Penal Code sections 376D (gang rape), 352 (assault or criminal force other than grievous provocation) and 506 (criminal intimidation) in connection with the incident, police said.
Sections under strict scheduled caste He said that the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 has also been invoked in this matter.
According to the police, Mahendra was booked for entering the house and burglary in the past as well.
He is the only accused named in the FIR. One of the three other accused was arrested on Monday after the rape victim identified him from a photograph shown to him by the police.
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