A woman in her nineties was allegedly raped by four unidentified men in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district, prompting the authorities to form a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to lead the probe, police said on Saturday.
The woman is being treated at the district hospital for the injuries sustained during the sexual assault. She is reportedly out of danger.
The senior citizen was alone inside her hut on Thursday night when the incident took place. She was residing in an agricultural field in her village, about 55 km from the district headquarters, news agency PTI reported. The perpetrators used masks to remain unidentified.
The incident came to light when the survivor informed her daughter, who lives in another village, about the incident the next morning. It was then that she was reportedly taken to the district hospital.
After receiving a complaint, police registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 70, which concerns gang rape, Rai said.
An SIT, headed by an Additional Superintendent of Police, has been formed, and three teams have been deployed to track down those behind the alleged crime. Police have also announced a reward of ₹10,000 for information leading to their arrest, he added.
In another incident, a case was registered against a man in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh after his 19-year-old daughter accused him of rape. The woman in her complaint alleged that her father sexually assaulted her in a secluded forest area under the Chopan police station limits.
According to the complaint, the accused, a grain trader, had taken his daughter out on the pretext of getting her medicines.
