Tribal woman 'gangraped' in Chhattisgarh

A 27-year-old tribal woman was raped allegedly by six men in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Monday in a village under Pusaur police station area when the victim was on her way to visit a local fair after celebrating Rakshabandhan, a police official here said.

The woman lodged a complaint on Tuesday, following which police registered an FIR and swung into action, he said. As per the complaint, some persons allegedly intercepted her and forcibly took her to the bank of a nearby pond and raped her there, he said.