Woman gang raped by 3, hunt on for suspects

Police are probing the identity of the men and checking if any of them knew the survivor.

A 22-year-old woman was allegedly gang raped by three unidentified men at Shakur Basti railway station late on Thursday night, prompting the police to register a case and form teams to identify and nab the suspects.

The woman was sitting alone on one of the platforms of the station, when the three men allegedly forcibly dragged her to an isolated place and forced themselves on her, the police said. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO/For Representative Purposes Only)

The woman was sitting alone on one of the platforms of the station, when the three men allegedly forcibly dragged her to an isolated place and forced themselves on her, the police said.

Police are probing the identity of the men and checking if any of them knew the survivor.

Deputy commissioner of police Jitendra Mani Tripathi, who is looking after the charge of DCP (railways), said case of gang rape has been registered but no arrests made so far.

A police officer said the woman lived near the railway station with her family.

On Thursday , the officer said, she left home after an altercation with her family members.