'Tied up her minor boyfriend': NEET aspirant from Satna gang-raped in UP
A 20-year-old NEET aspirant was gang-raped in Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh, by three men posing as forest officials. The perpetrators assaulted her boyfriend before committing the crime, and police have since launched an investigation.
Why it matters
This incident highlights ongoing concerns regarding women's safety and the prevalence of violent crime in rural India.
BHOPAL: A 20-year-old NEET aspirant from Madhya Pradesh’s Satna was allegedly gang-raped in Uttar Pradesh’s Chitrakoot after three men, posing as forest department officials, overpowered and tied up her minor boyfriend. The incident took place around 3 pm on Wednesday in the forested Devangana Valley, about 12 km from the Chitrakoot district headquarters and 60 km from Satna.The survivor, a resident of Satna who is preparing for the NEET while staying in Kota, Rajasthan, had come to Chitrakoot to visit her 17-year-old boyfriend, a class 12 student. They had become freinds on social media.According to the FIR, the couple had gone to Devangana Valley on a motorcycle and were sitting on a hill when three men arrived on another motorcycle.Claiming to be forest department personnel, they questioned the couple before allegedly assaulting the boy with a belt and tying his hands and feet with a gamchha.
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