Auto driver, accomplice kidnap and gang-rape 18-year-old in Bihar; 2 arrested

A nightmare unfolded on the streets of Sasaram in Bihar's Rohtas district when an 18-year-old girl was targetted in a chilling act of violence. What was supposed to be a routine transit turned into a horrific ordeal as an auto-rickshaw driver and his accomplice abducted the teenager, taking her to an isolated location where she was gang-raped.

The crime triggered a swift response from local authorities, leading to the arrest of both accused men shortly after. Police have taken them into custody as the investigation proceeds.

According to the information shared by the police, the girl had hired an auto-rickshaw to travel to Beda from near Tarachandi. However, instead of taking her to her destination, the driver took her to an isolated location and sexually assaulted her along with another accused inside an abandoned shop.

Following the incident, a case was registered on the basis of the girl's complaint. Police subsequently arrested the two accused, identified as Sandeep Kumar and Chitranjan Paswan.

The girl was taken to Sasaram Sadar Hospital for a medical examination, police said.SIMILAR CASE REPORTED EARLIER IN BEGUSARAI

In a similar incident in Bihar's Begusarai district, five men gang-raped and assaulted a woman by dragging her to an isolated location on the night of June 11. She said the accused tied her hands and legs before taking turns raping her and injuring her with a sharp object.

The woman was initially treated at a hospital and discharged on June 12. However, after continuing to experience severe pain, she was taken back to the district hospital on June 17. Doctors reportedly recovered a cartridge-like object, a stone and a piece of wood from her body during treatment.

Police have launched a high-level investigation. Begusarai Sadar DSP Anand Kumar Pandey said the case was being investigated from all angles using scientific methods.- Ends(With inputs from Ranjan Kumar)