The woman worked in the homestay for the past 1.5 years. She was gang-raped there. In a widely shared video, she could be seen begging for assistance as a man pulled her into a room.
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Gang rape in Agra homestay
An Agra homestay worker was allegedly beaten, made to drink alcohol, and then sexually assaulted by a gang. There has been a video purportedly showing her pleading for assistance. Five people have been taken into custody, one of them a woman.
The woman told police that when she tried to object, some men dragged her into a room and beat her. She had been made to drink by her friend and a few other people. She also claimed that a glass bottle had been smashed on her head, according to PTI. The victim of rape has been sent for testing.
A case has been filed for rape, assault, and other pertinent offences under IPC. In this case, four men and one woman have been taken into custody.
The purported viral video
She is seen pleading in the video. She was being dragged by a man inside a room. In the video, she is seen lying on the ground and complaining of “torture” from the men.
The woman is heard claiming in a different video that she was the target of blackmail because of an earlier, inappropriate video that was taken of her.”Save me, please! My four daughters are home, I pleaded. They had removed my phone and dragged me. I have a video that they were using to blackmail me”. She also stated that they had blackmailed and taken money for the inappropriate video.
Case filed against the culprits
Senior police officer Sadar Archana Singh stated that the Tajganj Police in Agra had been informed of a rape that had occurred at the hotel.
A case was filed in the case after the survivor’s claims were taken into consideration. According to the police official, the incident took place on Saturday night. She said that the homestay, a rented establishment, has been sealed.
“We received a call on Saturday mid night. The victim was pleading for assistance. We hurried to the homestay and dealt with the defendant. The victim is a 25-year-old homestay worker, according to Mohit Sharma, the Basai police post’s in-charge, who spoke with PTI.
He added, “She was forced to consume alcohol. A glass bottle had also been shattered on her head by them. The victim narrated the entire thing and also claimed that they had physically assaulted and raped her.
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Legal action taken against them
According to the complaint filed by the victim, FIR was registered for various sections of IPC. The woman reported to the police that she had been severely beaten and restrained inside the room. She was also coerced by the accused to drink alcohol.
Following the incident, four men and one woman were taken into custody. Legal action is being pursued in this case, and the victim will undergo a medical examination,” Singh stated.
Manager of “Rich homestay” Ravi Rathore and his friends Manish, Jitendra, and Dev Kishore are among the men who have been arrested. A female employee was also detained. She was the one who assisted the accused men in creating an offensive video featuring the victim.
