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38-year-old woman gangraped in J&K

The woman and her husband reported the incident at Ramban police station after which the rapists were held.

Published on: Nov 1, 2006, 15:54:00 IST
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A 38-year-old woman was allegedly raped in a village in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir by five persons who have been arrested, police said on Wednesday.

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Dharam Singh, Bharat Singh, Katmal Singh, Chod Singh and Shadi Lal entered the woman's house in Balihot village of the district on Tuesday night when her husband was away and allegedly raped her and escaped when she fell unconscious, they said.

The woman and her husband reported the incident at Ramban police station after which the five were arrested.

The woman was sent for a medical examination, police added.

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