24-year-old arrested in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna for raping, torturing woman

An investigator said that the accused was forcing the 23-year-old woman to marry her and also wanted her house in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna

Published on: Apr 18, 2024, 15:15:25 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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A 24-year-old man has been arrested in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna for allegedly thrashing, raping, and torturing a woman by putting chilli powder on her wounds and glue in her mouth, a police officer said on Thursday.

The woman told police that the accused held her hostage for a month. (HT PHOTO)

Dileep Rajoriya, the police officer, said the accused Ayan Pathan was forcing the 23-year-old woman to marry her. He quoted the woman’s mother saying he also wanted their house.

Rajoriya said the accused allegedly assaulted the woman, who was hospitalised and said to be stable, with a belt and a pipe after her mother told Pathan that she had sold the house. “He put chilli on her wounds and glue on her lips and mouth to stop her from screaming,” said Rajoriya. He added the woman’s mother was away in Shivpuri when Pathan assaulted her.

The woman told police that the accused held her hostage for a month and raped her repeatedly. On Tuesday, she somehow managed to escape, and Pathan allegedly followed and tortured her.

Police said Pathan was arrested when he was illegally supplying liquor on Wednesday night. The accused has been booked under Indian Penal Code’s Sections 376 (rape), 294 (obscene language), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and under the Excise Act. Police said they could slap additional charges after an investigation.

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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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