In MP’s Sagar, 20-year-old woman gang-raped by 4 including two minors

Bhopal: A 20-year-old woman was abducted and gang-raped by four people including two minors in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar on Thursday night, police said

Published on: May 6, 2022, 17:29:02 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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Bhopal: A 20-year-old woman was abducted and gang-raped by four people including two minors in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar on Thursday night, police said.

A 20-year-old woman was abducted and gang-raped by four people including two minors in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar on Thursday night. (HT FILE PHOTO.)

Ankit Rajput, a resident of Jaisinagar was arrested for the crime and a minor was also apprehended under section 376 d (gang-rape) and 362 (abduction) of IPC on Friday. Another accused Chain Singh Lodhi and a minor are absconding, said Shashikant Gurjar, town inspector, Jaisinagar police station.

“The woman was returning home on a bike with her brother-in-law when the four accused stopped them. The accused thrashed the brother-in-law of the woman and abducted her. They dragged her to a nearby forest where they raped her,” Gurjar said.

“Her brother-in-law sought help and reached the police station with the help of a passer-by to inform the police,” he added.

The police team reached the forest to look for the woman. They found her and also arrested the two accused from the spot. The woman was sent to a hospital for a medical examination.

The police have announced a cash reward of ₹20,000 for more information regarding the accused.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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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