On Thursday, during evening hours ten unknown persons allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped a female engineer near Chaibasa aerodrome under Mufassil police station in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum police station police said on Saturday.
The survivor, in her twenties, had gone with her friend to the aerodrome area on a scooter when the accused overpowered them. They beat her friend, took her to a deserted place nearby and gang-raped her.
West Singhbhum Superintendent of Police Mr. Ashutosh Shekhar IPS said a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to arrest the accused.
The Police said “The matter pertains to Mufassil police station limits. Police was informed by the family of the friend who was with the survivor and had managed to escape. We have formed an SIT led by Sadar Sub Divisional Police Officer. We have some leads and we are working on it. A few people have also been questioned,”.
The survivor, who is a resident of Jhinkpani area of the district, is reportedly working from home and is living in a rented flat in district headquarter Chaibasa.
The Police said they have questioned a few people in connection with the gang-rape case and they have got some leads.
