Siddhartha Kumar
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:20:34 -0800
http://www.ptinews.com/news/558872_Youths-try-to-gangrape-Dalit-woman--beat-villagers
Youths try to gangrape Dalit woman, beat villagers STAFF WRITER 14:29 HRS IST Muzaffarnagar, Mar 11 (PTI) Six persons allegedly attempted to gangrape a Dalit woman worker and beat some of the victim's colleagues when they tried to stop them at Charthawal village in the district. Some persons came to a sugar crushing unit, where the victim was working and tried to rape her yesterday. They were opposed by the woman's colleagues during which two workers were injured, police said. A case has been registered against six persons and further investigations are on. A 30-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a youth at pistol point at Shivnagar in the district here, police said today. The incident occurred last night when the victim was alone in her house, they said, adding no arrests have been made so far. Meanwhile, 30-year-old Suman, wife of Rajesh Kumar, today allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison in Sojhani village of the district. She was upset over a family dispute.