Woman 'gang-raped' in UP police station

A woman was allegedly gang-raped within the premises of a police station in Khadda area in Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Monday.

A woman was allegedly gang-raped within the premises of a police station in Khadda area in Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Monday.

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The woman was taken to the police station on July 17 by a man Vijay Verma of her village Gainahi promising her help in getting a job but she was forcibly given liquor and a number of policemen allegedly raped her in a room, the woman said in her complaint on Sunday.

"On the complaint of the woman, an FIR has been registered against Verma and sub-inspector Virendra Kumar. The woman will be sent for medical examination today," circle officer Vinod Kumar said.