Overview

• Police say two bike-borne men abducted a woman at around 11:30 pm from a Patna railway station at gunpoint and raped her in a nearby room.
• The survivor alerted a nearby patrol shortly after the attack, her statement was recorded, and an FIR was registered.
• An investigation team used technical surveillance and human intelligence to locate the site of the crime and identify the suspects.
• The accused were named as Sonu Kumar Yadav, also known as Sonu Sanata, and Niranjan, who were apprehended after attempting to flee.
• Officials noted Sonu’s eight prior cases across multiple stations and said they are probing a land-brokerage network allegedly used for extortion, urging potential complainants to come forward.