Woman gang raped by seven men who strangled her 5-year-old son to death before assaulting her

A woman was hospitalized after she was sexually assaulted by seven men who also strangled her five-year-old son to death in front of her. The incident reportedly happened in a village in the Indian state of Bihar on Saturday, October 10, when the unidentified woman went to a bank with her son over some work.

Police officer Manoj Kumar Pathak from the Murar police station said they got to know about the incident on Sunday, October 11, when the victim’s father filed a First Information Report (FIR) against a group of men - two known and five unknown. “As per the FIR, the woman had gone to a bank along with her son for some work but didn’t return home on time. Her family members finally found her near a pond in the village around 3 am on Sunday. The body of the woman’s son was fished out from the pond,” Pathak said as reported by The Sun. The officer added that the woman’s father alleged that his grandson was killed by the men in front of her daughter.

It has been said that the 28-year-old victim is receiving treatment at Sadar hospital in Buxar district, Bihar, and is in stable condition. On the other hand, one of the suspects in the case, identified as the 50-year-old Meena Ram, has been arrested while the other six, including Bhola Ram, are absconding, Buxar superintendent Neeraj Kumar Singh said. He added: “Another named accused – Bhola Ram – is evading arrest. Raids are on to arrest all those involved in the crime. The woman’s medical examination was conducted by a board of doctors and the report is awaited. Her statement will be recorded in the court of judicial magistrate on Monday.”

Another oOfficer Krishna Kumar Singh said the woman was on good terms with her husband and was living with her parents. “The woman’s husband was staying at the house of his in-laws for the last two days in a bid to convince his wife to return home,” Singh added.

In another incident, a 12-year-old Indian girl became pregnant after being raped by her three cousins. She was admitted to a hospital after she complained of pain in her stomach where it was discovered she was four months pregnant. “We have registered an offense of rape against the three boys. They are absconding and will be arrested soon,” a police statement stated.

These two cases come after another horrifying rape case that happened in Hathras, India, where a 19-year-old woman was sexually assaulted by four men. The woman was allegedly gang-raped on September 14 before her tongue was cut and her spinal cord was broken. She later died at a Delhi hospital after which she was cremated secretly at night, allegedly forced by the district administration, which sparked massive outrage.

Now the family of the victim has demanded to shift the case from the local state court after the four accused were arrested. They have also requested for protection. “We have requested that the case be shifted out of UP. We have also requested the court to provide security for the family till the trial is completed, regardless of the fact whether the case goes to Supreme Court," the family’s lawyer, Seema Kushwaha, said as reported by the local media.