Trainee Army Officers Robbed In Madhya Pradesh, Woman Friend Gang-Raped
The attackers appeared to have set upon the group, which was out on a picnic, with the intention of robbing them.
Arpit Pattnaik
Two young army officers were brutally assaulted, and their friend was gang-raped at gunpoint in Indore, Madhya Pradesh late on Tuesday evening. The attackers seemed to have targeted the group, which was out for a ride at night, with the intention of robbing them.
The police have arrested two of the attackers, one of whom was found to have a criminal record.
The two officers, who are training at the Mhow Army College near Indore, had gone with two women friends to a spot near the firing range at Chhoti Jam in the afternoon.
Suddenly, they were surrounded by eight men armed with pistols, knives, and sticks. The men beat up the trainee officers and the women before robbing them of their money and belongings. The situation escalated when the attackers took one officer and a woman hostage, sending off the other officer and a woman to fetch a ransom of ₹10 lakh.
Panicked, the officer hurried back to his unit and informed his commanding officer, who quickly alerted the police.
Police officers and military personnel rushed to the scene, but the attackers fled upon seeing the approaching vehicles.
All four individuals were taken to the Mhow Civil Hospital for a medical examination around 6:30 am. Both officers suffered injuries.
The medical examination confirmed that one of the women was raped, as reported by news agency Press Trust of India, quoting a police officer named Lokendra Singh Hirore.
"A case under (BNS) sections pertaining to loot, dacoity, rape and under the Arms Act has been registered," said senior police officer Hitika Vasal, as reported by PTI. The police are searching for the other individuals involved, the officer said.
