Married woman gang-raped, attacked with acid in UP

A 27-year-old married woman was allegedly gang-raped by three persons who also threw acid on her in Peeli Chowki area here, police said on Tuesday.

Bijnor: A 27-year-old married woman was allegedly gang-raped by three persons who also threw acid on her in Peeli Chowki area here, police said on Tuesday.

According to an FIR lodged by the woman on March 8, she had taken a lift from three persons from Bijnor bus stand.

The trio allegedly raped her and threw acid on her before leaving her on the roadside near Peeli Chowki village, they said.

The FIR has been registered and police is probing the matter, said Ajai Gautam, Inspector, Bijnor City police station.

No arrests have been made in this connection so far and efforts are on to nab the culprits, he added.

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