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Woman Rescued After 112 Call in Purnea Gang-Rape Case as Police Arrest One and Seize Car

Investigators are examining possible trafficking links in the case.

Overview

  • The 24-year-old, who works as an orchestra dancer, told police she was abducted around 9 pm on January 10 and taken about 25 km to a godown where six men allegedly assaulted her.
  • She used an intoxicated accused’s phone to dial 112 at about 12:15 am, guiding officers who broke into the locked room and rescued her.
  • Police identified the arrested suspect as Mohammad Junaid, 35, and said they have seized the car allegedly used in the abduction.
  • An FIR based on her statement names three accused and lists three unidentified men, and raids are underway to arrest the remaining five.
  • The survivor is undergoing medical examination at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Purnea, and the inquiry includes provisions of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.