23-year-old woman gang-raped in Bhopal, 4 arrested

Bhopal (north) superintendent of police, Vijay Khatri said, “The woman belongs to a very poor family and her parents are physically challenged”

Updated on: Oct 12, 2021, 18:22:17 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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A 23-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped by four men on the pretext of providing a job in Bhopal on Monday night, said police.

Police arrested four accused- Sayed Yakub Ali Khan, 51, who runs an MP Online kiosk, Mohammad Abrar Khan, 31, who works as an employee at the kiosk, Sharique Khan, 29, a student and Mohammad Rehman, 40, who works as a teacher in a Madarsa - all residents of Arif Nagar Bhopal under section 376 d (gang rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) on Tuesday.

Bhopal (north) superintendent of police, Vijay Khatri said, “The woman belongs to a very poor family and her parents are physically challenged. She is working as a maid but looking for a job. About 15 days ago, her uncle gave Yakub Khan’s contact number saying he will help her in getting a job.”

“The woman contacted him on Monday evening. Yakub asked her to meet at his house in Islam Nagar, where he lives alone, to fix her job at his kiosk. When the woman reached, Yakub locked his house and raped her. Later, three others raped her,” he added.

They tried to give her money to shut her up. They threatened her with dire consequences before allowing her to go.

The woman reached at Eintkhedi police station on Tuesday morning and registered a case against the accused. After medical examination, police arrested all the four accused and produced them before the court. Police also sent the girl for counselling because she was in a state of shock after the incident.

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Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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