Two accused in gangrape case held after Pratapgarh encounter

Two of the named accused in the abduction and gangrape of a girl—following the assault of her friend and brother—were arrested after a shootout with police in Pratapgarh on Monday night.

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Both sustained gunshot wounds to their legs and have been admitted to the medical college hospital for treatment, police said.

“Both were injured in the retaliatory firing by the police after being shot in the leg. The injured accused were identified as Riyaz Ahmad and Atif, named in the gangrape of the girl. Two 315 bore pistols were recovered from the duo. They have been admitted to the medical college hospital for treatment”, shared the Jethwara police station house officer Subhash Yadav.

A girl from a village under Jetwara police station area had come to withdraw money from the Tiny branch in Babuganj market under Lilapur police station area on June 21. When she met her friend and her brother there, all three went towards the Sai river bridge. On the bridge, two youths riding a bike intercepted them, beat up her friend and her brother and chased them away. They kidnapped the girl and gangraped her and also made a video of the act.

On July 28, after the father of victim came to know about the incident, he registered a case of gangrape against Riyaz and Atif and assault against some others in Jethwara police station.

One injured in Sangipur encounter

A criminal from Prayagraj was injured after being shot in the right leg during a police encounter in the Basuapur forest area of Pratapgarh on Monday night.

Police recovered a country-made pistol and an unregistered motorcycle from his possession.