Two army officers attacked, woman allegedly gang-raped near Mhow

Mhow (Madhya Pradesh): A night picnic turned into a brutal nightmare for two army officers and their girlfriends. The group was brutally attacked near Jam Gate on the Mhow-Mandleshwar road on Tuesday, with one of the women being brutally raped by a gang of sex offenders.

Based on a complaint from one of the victim officials, the police registered a case of gang rape against eight men. However, SP (Indore Rural) Hitika Vasal said that the gang rape victim has so far refused to comment, citing her current mental state. She further said that two of the accused have already been arrested.

Lokendra Singh Hirore, superintendent of Badgonda police station, said, “The two army officers, both of whom are pursuing the Young Officers' Course (YO) in Mhow, had gone for a quiet jungle excursion with their two female companions on Tuesday evening. At around 2 am, at least eight men arrived at the scene and started beating the officer who was sitting in the car. They also misbehaved with one of their female friends.”

“The second officer, who had briefly left the vehicle, informed his superiors who passed the information on to the police. Upon learning of the incident, a police team rushed to the scene but by that time the miscreants had already fled into the dense forest,” Hirore added.

“The survivors, visibly shaken and injured, were immediately rushed to Mhow Civil Hospital for medical examination at around 6.30 am. According to the doctor on duty, the assailants had raped one of the girls. The medical examination also revealed injuries on the bodies of the officials,” claimed Hirore.

SP (Indore Rural) Hitika Vasal said, “A case under sections of loot, arms act and rape has been registered and two suspects have been arrested. We have registered the case on the complaint of one of the two victim officials. The victim has not yet recorded her statement. Six of the remaining culprits have been identified. SP Vasal, deputy SP Rupesh Dwivedi and other officials have launched a manhunt in Manpur to arrest them pending the filing of the report.”