22-year-old woman allegedly gang-raped by three in Chandigarh

Published : Nov 18, 2017, 04:37 PM ISTUpdated : Mar 31, 2018, 07:00 PM IST
22-year-old woman allegedly gang-raped by three in Chandigarh

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The woman, hailing from Dehradun, had taken an auto rickshaw last evening after attending her stenography class from sector 37 here, they said. Two other men were already sitting in the auto, as per a complaint filed by the woman, the police said.

A 22-year-old woman was allegedly raped by three men, including an autorickshaw driver, here, police said today.

The woman, hailing from Dehradun, had taken an auto rickshaw last evening after attending her stenography class from sector 37 here, they said.

Two other men were already sitting in the auto, as per a complaint filed by the woman, the police said.

The autorickshaw driver allegedly drove her to an isolated place in sector 53 here, instead of taking her to Mohali where she had been staying as a paying guest, the police said.

After allegedly raping her, three men, including the autorickshaw driver, dumped the victim in sector 53, they said.

Two men, who were crossing nearby, spotted her and informed the police.

The police said a case was registered on the complaint of the victim and investigations were underway, the police said.

The medical examination of the woman was conducted, they said.

To identify the accused, the city police was looking for CCTV footage from nearby areas around the road which was used by the auto rickshaw, the police said.

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