An 18-year-old woman was allegedly kidnapped and raped by her neighbour in the Jehanabad Kotwali police station area of Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit. Police said she was severely beaten up and given poison when she resisted.
Inspector-in-charge (SHO) of Jehanabad Kotwali Prabhash Kumar said as many as six people have been booked in the case so far. A case against Kamal, the absconding suspect’s brother Sanju, sister Sheetal, mother Maya Devi and father Satyapal has been registered under relevant sections of the IPC.
According to a complaint filed with Pilibhit Superintendent of Police Atul Sharma, the incident happened in the early hours of January 1 when the woman’s neighbour Kamal forcibly took her to his house by gagging her mouth and allegedly raped her.
When she raised an alarm, she was beaten up and forced to drink poison, police said.
It is also alleged that when the woman’s family members reached the house of the accused, his family members thrashed her mother.
She also alleged the Jehanabad police did not listen to her complaint initially.
The mother has said in the complaint that the condition of her daughter remains critical and she is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Pilibhit.