Madhya Pradesh: 45-year-old woman gangraped by four men in Sidhi district

Doctors at Rewa hospital performed a surgery on the woman Monday and her condition stated to be stable

Updated on: Jan 11, 2021, 15:39:24 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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A 45-year-old woman was gangraped and injured by four men in Sidhi district, 672km east of Bhopal, late Saturday night.

The woman was rushed to a hospital in Sidhi, from where she was referred to Rewa in a serious condition on Sunday.

Police arrested all the four men, residents of a neighbouring village, on Sunday night. They will be produced before the court, said Manjulata Patle, additional superintendent of police, Sidhi.

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Patle said, “The woman is a widow. On Saturday late night, the men tried to enter her house late at night on the pretext of asking for water. When the woman refused to give them water, the men broke into her house, raped her and injured her with an iron rod.”

The men fled the spot. The woman informed the police with the help of neighbours, said Patle.

Doctors at Rewa hospital performed a surgery on the woman Monday and her condition is stated to be stable, said the police officer.

(With inputs from Harendra Singh from Rewa)

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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