Latest News | Woman Raped by Five in UP's Hathras; Hunt for Assailants on

Hathras (UP), Aug 8 (PTI) A 23-year-old woman was gang-raped earlier in the month under the Hathras Junction Police Station jurisdiction here, an officer on Thursday said.

"We received a complaint on Wednesday that a 23-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped by five men on August 2. A case has been lodged against the accused and efforts are being made to arrest them," Circle Officer Shyamveer Singh said.

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According to the complaint, the woman had gone to meet an acquaintance named Deepak, who, along with another man, Rishi, took her to a secluded place where three others, Akash, Mahendra, and Hariom later came.

The FIR said the five raped her and fled from the spot.

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The accused have been absconding since Wednesday and a hunt is on for them, the officer said.

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