Four persons accused of gangrape have been arrested in Jharkhand’s Dumka district, a police officer said on Sunday. They were on the run for the past few months, he said.
A 22-year-old woman, who had taken her cattle for grazing near a hill on July 13, alleged that she was gangraped in Hansdiha area, around 305 km from state capital Ranchi, the officer said.
Four persons accused of gangrape have been arrested in Jharkhand’s Dumka district, a police officer said on Sunday. They were on the run for the past few months, he said.
A 22-year-old woman, who had taken her cattle for grazing near a hill on July 13, alleged that she was gangraped in Hansdiha area, around 305 km from state capital Ranchi, the officer said.
Hansdiha police station in-charge Sugna Munda told PTI that the woman had lodged a complaint against four unidentified persons.
The police, after investigation, arrested the four, "who committed the crime".
The accused are residents of two neighbouring villages, Munda said.
They were produced before a court on Saturday, which sent them to Dumka Central Jail, he added.
-With PTI Input