Two younger military officers have been brutally assaulted and their good friend was gang-raped at gunpoint in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, late on Tuesday night. The attackers appeared to have set upon the group, which was out on a picnic, with the intention of robbing them.
The police have arrested two of the attackers, one in every of whom was discovered to have a felony document.
The 2 officers, who’re coaching on the Mhow Military School close to Indore, had gone with two girls buddies to a spot close to the firing vary at Chhoti Jam within the afternoon.
Abruptly, they have been surrounded by eight males armed with pistols, knives, and sticks. The boys beat up the trainee officers and the ladies earlier than robbing them of their cash and belongings.
The scenario escalated when the attackers took one officer and a lady hostage, sending off the opposite officer and a lady to fetch a ransom of ₹ 10 lakh.
Panicking, the officer hurried again to his unit and knowledgeable his commanding officer, who swiftly alerted the police.
Law enforcement officials and army personnel rushed to the spot however the attackers fled on seeing the approaching autos.
All 4 have been taken to the Mhow Civil Hospital for a medical examination round 6.30 am. Each officers suffered accidents.
The medical examination confirmed that one of many girls was raped, reported information company Press Belief of India, quoting a police officer, Lokendra Singh Hirore.
“A case below (BNS) sections pertaining to loot, dacoity, rape and below the Arms Act has been registered,” mentioned senior police officer Hitika Vasal, PTI reported. The police are searching for the opposite criminals concerned, the officer mentioned.