India, Feb. 25 -- A 28-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped by seven men and forced to transfer Rs.10,000 while she was reportedly out with her boyfriend near Silchar in Assam's Cachar district, police said on Tuesday.

The woman filed a complaint about the February 19 incident, following which a case was registered at the Silchar Sadar Police Station, a senior officer said, reported news agency PTI. The survivor has identified two of the accused, who have since been arrested. Police said efforts are underway to trace and arrest the remaining suspects.

Family members of the survivor claimed that she and her boyfriend were inside a car on the Bypass Road, a few kilometres from Silchar town, when a group of men arrived in a SUV and conf...