Bihar: Three men grope, publicly attempt to rape woman in Nalanda

Three men allegedly publicly molested and attempted to rape a 20-year-old woman in Bihar’s Nalanda district, The New Indian Express reported on Wednesday.

The offence, which took place on March 26, came to light after a video recorded by one of the suspects was widely shared on social media on Tuesday.

Two of the men accused in the matter – Ashok Yadav and Matlu Mahto alias Navneet Kumar Narottam – have been arrested. The third man, Ravikant Kumar, is absconding, The New Indian Express reported.

The station house officer at the Noorsarai police station in the Nalanda district told the newspaper that the woman was molested on the evening of March 26 when she was on her way to a grocery shop. She lives in the village with her in-laws, while her husband works in Maharashtra.

In her complaint, filed a day after the incident, the woman alleged that the men dragged her on the road, groped her and attempted to rape her, India Today reported.

They also tore her clothes and filmed the incident, she alleged.

Following the complaint, the police registered a first information report under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita pertaining to molestation, outraging the modesty of a woman, attempt to rape and intimidating the victim. The accused also face charges under provisions of the Information Technology Act.

A Special Investigation Team...

Read more