Four arrested after domestic help alleges gang rape in Lucknow
India Today
A woman, a domestic help, has accused four youths of raping her in a flat in Lucknow. Police have arrested the accused on the basis of the victim's complaint and further investigations are underway.
Four men were arrested on Saturday in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a domestic help in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow, police said. The woman has alleged that she was gangraped by four of her friends. She alleged the four men raped her in an apartment complex in Gaurabagh under Gudambad police station limits.
The four accused have been identified as Virge Tukaram, Gulab Sharma, Manish Sharma and Akash Sharma. While Tukram and Manish are from Hyderabad, Gulab and Akash are residents of Delhi and all of them worked in a private company in the city. They had rented a flat for accommodation and hired a caretaker.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the four accused gave her sweets, allegedly sedated her with drugs, and took turns to rape her. The woman, who almost lost her consciousness, reached the nearest police station and narrated the incident.
Police swung into action and arrested all of them from the flat. Police commissioner DK Thakur said,"The woman, who worked as a domestic help in the flat, alleged that four friends raped her. We have arrested them and further investigations are underway."
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