Haldwani: A woman was allegedly abducted from Hiranagar in Uttarakhand's Haldwani on the night of February 3 and gang-raped by two men in a moving car. Search is on for the accused, police said.
According to the complainant, she was forcibly taken away from the roadside when she was on her way to attend a wedding ceremony in Hiranagar area. She said that she was waiting for a bus when a car suddenly stopped by her and a youth dragged her inside the vehicle where she was allegedly raped by two men.
Haldwani police station in-charge Umesh Malik said that a girl living in Hiranagar police post area has filed a complaint based on which, a case has been registered under relevant sections of the IPC against two accused and their two accomplices. The accused are residents Mukhani police station area and a search operation has been initiated for them, Malik said.
"The accused will be arrested very soon. There were four men in the car, of which, two allegedly raped the victim. A case has been lodged against all four," Malik said.
The incident comes a few days after a minor girl was allegedly raped in Haldwani. Based on the family's complaint, police had initiated a probe and the accused was arrested from Bhawali police station area.
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