Madhya Pradesh: Two Army officers assaulted, female friend gangraped near Mhow
The group was attacked when they were out on a night trip to Jam Gate, about 50 kilometres from Indore.
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Two Army officers were assaulted and one of the two female friends they were travelling with was gangraped allegedly by at least six men in Madhya Pradesh in the early hours of Wednesday, The Indian Express reported.
The alleged assault took place near Jam Gate, a tourist attraction about 50 kilometres away from Indore city along the Mhow-Mandleshwar Road.
The Army men were participants of the Young Officers course at the Infantry School in Indore district’s Mhow, The Times of India quoted Superintendent of Police Hitika Vasal as saying.
On Tuesday night, the Army men and their friends drove to Ahilya Gate near Jam Gate. According to the complaint, around 2.30 am on Wednesday, one of the officers was in the car with his female friend when they were attacked by six to seven men. The other officer and his friend were on a nearby hillock and rushed down upon hearing the commotion.
The assailants allegedly held the two persons in the car hostage at gunpoint and told the other officer to bring Rs 10 lakh as ransom. The officer who was told to arrange for the ransom informed his seniors about the assault once he reached an area with mobile network. The seniors informed the police, who sent a team from Mhow to the spot,...
