2 women gang-raped at gunpoint by 13 men in Bihar
PATNA, June 21 -- Two women from a music and dance troupe were allegedly abducted and gang-raped at gunpoint by about a dozen men in Patna's Naubatpur area, police said on Saturday.
The incident took place on June 18, they said.
Phulwari Sharif SDPO-2 (sub-divisional police officer) Deepak Kumar confirmed the incident and said, "Police received information that two women were allegedly gang-raped in Naubatpur area. A zero FIR was registered the same day against 13 accused and later transferred to Naubatpur police station on Friday for further investigation."
He added, "Three of the accused have been identified as Munna Kumar, Suraj Kumar and Bhanu Kumar, while efforts are underway to trace the others."
An SIT has been constituted to probe the matter, he said.
The victims, originally from Jharkhand's Latehar district, are cousins and were residing in a rented house in Patna's Mithapur area. htc...
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