The GRP police have arrested two persons for gang-raping a 35-year-old woman near Railway Colony on March 19; accused were nabbed on Tuesday. Woman who is mentally challenged was sexually assaulted by the two accused.
Police said that the incident the victim managed to escape and lodged complaint with the Hanumanganj police where a case of zero FIR was registered and case was transferred to GRP Bhopal.
In her complaint, the victim stated that on March 19, she took an auto rickshaw from Bhanpur and left the auto rickshaw at Loco Gate near Railway colony but failed to find her way and reached a shed and asked the two accused for the correct way to colony and instead of providing her way they dragged her and assaulted her when she resisted and took turns to rape her.
The arrested accused were identified as Akram alias Kallu (20) and Shehwaan Khan (19) of Chola Mandir area. Police registered a case of sexual assault and assaulting the victim and later nabbed the two accused who went absconding after the incident.
Police raided several places to arrest the accused who work as auto rickshaw driver.
The details of the two and their crime record would be investigated in the further investigation.
During the investigation when the CCTV footages were checked and habitual offenders were grilled the accused were narrowed in the investigation.
The victim is mentally challenged and due to which she failed to find way and later met the two accused.
