Satna, July 23 -- : A 19-year-old woman was gang raped by three men when she went to a local tourist spot in Uttar Pradesh's Chitrakoot district with a 17-year-old friend, police said on Thursday.

The woman, who was studying for medical entrance exam NEET, was from Madhya Pradesh's Satna district and was preparing for the exam in the coaching hub of Kota in Rajasthan. She had come to Chitrakoot about a week ago and was staying with relatives.

The incident took place on Wednesday when she went to Devangana Valley with her friend.

Superintendent of police Arun Kumar Singh said the two were walking after parking their motorcycle when three men followed them into the forested area. They waylaid the two, assaulted them and took turns to rap...