Friday, May 10, 2024 | Last Update : 11:29 AM IST
Woman, 27, gangraped in Taratala
Six persons including three juveniles were today arrested from the southern part of Kolkata.
Kolkata: A young woman was allegedly gangraped at an abandoned place in Taratala on Friday afternoon. Six persons including three juveniles were arrested from the southern part of Kolkata for their alleged involvement in the gangrape of a woman, police said.
The victim, a 27 year old woman, is a resident of Baguiati. She had come to her aunt’s house in the Kolkata Port Trust colony, sources revealed.
She lodged a complaint with the Taratala police station at around 3 pm alleging that at around 12.30 pm when she had gone to buy chicken from a local shop nearby, a boy who works there invited her to go with him.
He took her to an abandoned house where other boys also came, said deputy commissioner of police (south west) Meeraj Khalid.
According to preliminary investigation, some of them committed penetrative sexual assault on the victim while others clicked photos and videos on their mobile phones.
Later they threatened the girl not to reveal the incident to anybody before their escape.
The police initiated a case under section 376D (gangrape) of the Indian Penal Code. The victim underwent a medical test. Mr Khalid added that six accused were arrested later.
They are a 15-year-old boy from C.P.T. Colony Market, Sumit Singh (23) of Sukdevpur in Mahestala, a 17-year-boy of Bandal Para in Maheshtala, Abhishek Kumar (18) of Old Calcutta Port Trust Mazdoor Lane, a 17-year-old boy of Old Calcutta Port Trust Mazdoor Lane and (6) Pradip Kumar Chowdhury (19) of Upen Banerjee Road in Parnashree.
