- By Unzila Sheikh
- Mon, 13 Nov 2023 11:35 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Agra: As many as five people were arrested for allegedly gang raping a woman at a hotel in Agra on Saturday night. The woman alleged that the accused, her friend (woman) and a few others, reportedly forced her to consume alcohol and then subsequently dragged her inside a room where they assaulted her as she tried to resist.
A video of the incident is making rounds on social media. In the video, the woman was seen being dragged inside a room by a man while the other men stood still and watched the incident happen. The victim was reportedly an employee of the hotel and has been working there for one and a half years.
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Video claiming - Gang rape incident took place in the famous Girami Society of Agra, UP.
All limits of civility with the woman were crossed, when the people of the colony arrived, the woman was freed. Is this tru Mr @igrangeagra @Uppolice pic.twitter.com/9VenypL69p
"On Saturday night, Tajganj police received a call that in a rich homestay, a woman here had been raped and was assaulted. According to the complaint filed by the victim, a case has been filed under relevant sections," the NDTV cited Archana Singh, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Agra Sadar, as saying.
"Please let me go, I am an orphan" the woman was heard saying in the video as the man dragged her inside a room.
A case under rape, assault and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code was registered in the matter and all the five accused including one woman were arrested. The victim was sent for medical examination and further legal proceedings are underway.