Amritsar: A woman who was visiting the Golden Temple in Amritsar was allegedly gang-raped by six men. Three of the accused men were arrested, the police said on Saturday. The incident took place in Attari village on Wednesday night.
The arrested accused were identified as Yuvraj Singh, Gurpreet Singh and Kuldeep Singh in Amritsar, Punjab. Efforts are being made to arrest the other three accused. The arrested men are said to be unmarried. Woman was visiting Golden Temple and Gurdwara Shaheedan Sahib
According to the police, the six accused worked as labourers in grain markets and kilns. On Tuesday, the woman went to Amritsar to visit Golden Temple and Gurdwara Shaheedan Sahib.The woman slept in the gurudwara on Tuesday night and the next day at around 10 am, she went to the city bus stand to return to her home in Fazilka.
During this time, Yuvraj Singh approached the woman and offered to take her to the Attari-Wagah border. The man managed to convince the woman to accompany him.
Accused gang-raped woman at abandoned house. Singh took the woman to an abandoned house in Preet Nagar where he along with 5 other men took turns to rape her. The accused threatened the woman with dire consequences and warned her against speaking to the police, media reported.
On Thursday morning, the accused dropped the woman at India Gate in Amritsar, following which, she went to the police station and lodged a complaint. Station house officer (SHO) of A-division police station Narayan Singh said that the woman was standing barefoot at the bus stand when the Singh took her to the market on the pretext of buying a pair of shoes to her.
The man used the excuse to win the woman’s trust and then asked her to visit the Attari-Wagah border with him. Singh then called Gursewak to the area and the two men took the woman to an abandoned house on a two-wheeler.
The other accused also reached the spot. The SHO said that the three accused were arrested after raids were conducted at their houses.
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