A Madhya Pradesh BJP leader’s son is among four accused of gang-raping a woman and sexually assaulting her minor sister in Datia.
One of the survivors tried to kill herself by hanging, police said. She was rushed to a hospital where she is under treatment.
Datia Superintendent of Police Pradeep Sharma said that the survivors and the accused are students, and the police is investigating the matter, NDTV reported.
The police have so far arrested one of the accused, an adult, and detained two minors while search is on for one more accused in the case. A reward of Rs 10,000 has been announced on the absconding accused.
“The complainant said she and her elder sister were abducted by four persons. The accused took them to a house, where they raped her elder sister,” Pradeep Sharma said.
After the incident, family members of the survivors, and locals, surrounded the police station demanding action.
Meanwhile, the BJP’s Datia district unit head said appropriate action will be taken if the survivor in her police statement names the son of a local party functionary of being involved in the crime.
