65-year-old woman gang-raped by five, including four minors, in Madhya Pradesh

A 65-year-old woman was allegedly raped by five men, including four minors, in Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli. The incident took place on August 14 night at the railway crossing under the Jayant police outpost in Singrauli.

All the five accused have been arrested, police said. Police said the accused were under the influence of some intoxicant when the crime was committed.

The victim, who sells ‘dantoon’ (natural tooth cleanser extracted from trees), was returning from her sister’s house when she was waylaid by the five accused. They then gang-raped the woman.

A case was registered against five unidentified persons and a manhunt was launched to nab the accused after the woman narrated her ordeal to the police.

“The crime spot near the railway crossing was examined on Monday. Suspicious movement of some youngsters was recalled by people working near the crime spot after which two minors were detained. The minors were identified by the victim and the two revealed the identity of the remaining three accused,” said Jayant police outpost in-charge Abhimanyu Divedi.

The five accused live near the crime spot and are often seen wandering near the railway crossing, police said.