*6 Nov, 2011* * * *GUNTUR*: In a shocking incident, three persons including an auto driver allegedly gang-raped a 20-year-old mentally challenged woman after beating her husband black and blue on the outskirts of Guntur city. Though the incident reportedly took place late on Thursday, it came to light only on Saturday when the victim's husband approached the police. The family took the woman to the government general hospital for treatment as she suffered bleeding injuries.
According to information, the victim woman, resident of Nehrunagar in the city, took an auto along with her husband Raju, a mason, to Dasaripalem village, her husband's native village, to attend to the final rites of his father. They boarded an auto on the national highway around 11 pm on Thursday in which they were already two other passengers. After travelling for some distance, the driver took the auto into a bylane upon which the two passengers took advantage of the dark and severely assaulted Raju. Meanwhile, the auto driver forcibly took the woman into the nearby bushes and raped her. After beating Raju till he fell unconsciousness, the other two offenders too reached the spot and sexually assaulted the victim. The three then fled the scene in the early hours. After regaining consciousness, Raju reached his native place and returned to the spot with others and found his wife lying unconscious in the bushes. The couple then went to the husband's native village where they attended the final rites of Raju's father. Apparently, when they went to the cops, the Guntur Urban Police did not believe their story and instead charged them with concocting the whole crime. Finally, after much persuasion, the Guntur south police lodged a complaint from the victims and promised to look into it. In a state of shock, the victim could not give a statement to the police. OSD (Guntur south), Velisala Rathna visited the GGH where the victim woman was getting treated and spoke to the family members of the victims. She promised justice after investigating the case. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-06/hyderabad/30366317_1_auto-driver-final-rites-raju -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/MhaNewsViewsIndia?hl=en ------------- Affiliated Groups : MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INDIA [email protected] Discussions on mental health law / policy / plan monitoring / human rights etc [email protected] India-specific news and views related to mental health [email protected] Information and support to carers of people with mental health issues [email protected] Mutual support and sharing of experiential knowledge, skills and social learning amongst peers
