Jharkhand: Two arrested on charge of gang rape, making MMS

The woman also alleged that the accused snatched Rs 800 from her bag. The police are searching for three more accused involved in the crime.

Hazaribag police arrested two of the five accused involved in the gang rape of a woman and filming the act in their cellphones.

The police said they picked up two of the rape accused while hunt was on to nab the other three named in the FIR. (AFP File Photo)

One of the accused, Sanjay Singh, confessed that he had filmed the act and threatened the victim of circulating the MMS if she went to the police and complained against them.

Though the incident occurred Tuesday, the victim lodged a complaint with the police Wednesday evening. The police said they picked up two accused while hunt was on to nab the other three named in the FIR.

In her statement recorded with the police, the victim, a resident of Barhi, said she had gone to the sub health centre at Vijaya for treatment but found it closed. While she was returning, five persons caught her and forcibly took her near the Bajladih pond where they took turns to rape her.

Barhi officer-in-charge Awdesh Kumar Singh said based on the identification of the accused provided by the victim, they could manage to corner two of them at their hideout. “The remaining three would also be traced and arrested soon,” he said.

Singh said following the court’s directive, they would probe the MMS angle and take punitive action. The victim also alleged that the accused snatched Rs 800 from her bag.

Barhi police have lodged a case under Section 376 B, 379, 505 and 67A IT act of the India Penal Code (IPC) in this regard.