Close on the heels of a teenage girl dying in Moga after being molested and thrown off a moving bus, a case of alleged gang-rape of a young woman has been reported from the district.
The incident involves a 20-year-old woman belonging to Mari Mustafa village.
In her complaint, the victim alleged that she had gone to her friend Sarabjit’s residence with a male friend on Wednesday and they both decided to stay there as the friend’s husband identified as Jaswant Singh was not at home.
However, Jaswant returned home late at night with a group of around eight friends.
They allegedly thrashed the victim’s male friend who sustained a fracture in the leg.
The victim said that she was then taken to a tubewell outside the village where she was allegedly gangraped.
Police said that a medical board had been constituted to examine the victim.
Police have arrested Jaswant Singh, IG (Bathinda zone) P S Umranangal said on Friday.
He also said police teams have been carrying out raids to arrest others involved in the case.
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