On Saturday (17th February), a shocking incident came to light from Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district where the wife of a rape accused was allegedly gang-raped and set ablaze by the accuser’s family. The Police said that the wife of a rape accused was allegedly gang-raped by three men and set afire. The victim is currently hospitalised and her condition is said to be critical as she has sustained over 80% burns. The survivor woman was referred to Gwalior Hospital where she is undergoing advanced medical treatment.
As per reports, the incident took place in Chandpur village of Ambah police station area of Morena district. The victim, in her complaint to the police, has alleged that she was gang-raped by three men, after which petrol was poured on her and she was set ablaze. Notably, she gave her statement in an ambulance on the way to the hospital.
According to the police, a woman had accused the survivor woman’s husband of raping her. The survivor woman had gone to the complainant woman’s house in Chandrapur to work out a settlement. However, when she reached the complainant’s home, she was trapped and gang-raped. When she tried to run away, she was trailed by the accused who allegedly included the accuser woman. They then grabbed her, doused her in petrol, and set her on fire.
The survivor woman’s husband named Suresh Jatav is out on bail after he was accused of rape. He has given his statement before the police and further investigation is underway.
Regarding the case, Amba police station in-charge Alok Parihar said that in January, a rape case was registered against the victim’s husband on the complaint of a woman from Chandpur village. He was recently released from jail.
The victim had gone to work out a settlement with the woman who had accused her husband of rape. But there, she was caught by three people and was allegedly gang-raped.
In her police statement, the survivor woman alleged that when she started running away, the complainant woman, her aunt, and her father poured petrol on her, setting her on fire.
The victim gave a statement to her husband in the ambulance, in which she made the allegations. A video of the statement has surfaced where she accuses three people from Chandpur village of gang-raping her. The police have started investigating this matter.