Woman gangraped after being lured with job offer in Maharashtra's Beed; 4 booked
Beed (Maharashtra) (PTI): A woman from Baramati in Pune district has allegedly been raped by three men in Maharashtra's Beed district after being promised a job, police said.
The alleged incident took place six months ago, they said, adding that a case was registered a few days back in this connection against four persons, including a woman.
The accused woman lured the victim under the pretext of getting her a job at an arts centre at Ambajogai in Beed district.
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However, after the victim arrived here, the woman and two other persons assaulted her and forcibly took her to a lodge in the town where three men allegedly raped her, an official from Ambajogai police station said, quoting the victim's complaint.
Attempts were also made to force her into prostitution, he said.
The victim recently managed to contact her mother, who rushed to Ambajogai, rescued her daughter and took her back to Baramati.
A case was subsequently registered at the Baramati police station and transferred to Ambajogai Rural police station on Tuesday for further investigation, the official said.
Further probe was on into the case, the police added.
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Barber held for beating man to death over 'bidi' in east Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A 32-year-old barber was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating a man to death following an altercation over a 'bidi' in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area, police said.
A call regarding the incident that occurred near the bus stand road in Shashi Garden was received at 1.24 am, they said.
The victim was identified as Deepak (28), while the accused was Manoj, he added.
According to the police, during an argument, the accused picked up a wooden stick lying nearby and struck the victim repeatedly on the head. Multiple injuries and bruise marks were also found on the victim's forehead.
"Deepak was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead," an officer said.
An FIR has been registered and further investigation is underway, the officer added.
