Six persons were on Sunday arrested in connection with the alleged gangrape of a woman at Dulhera village in Muzaffarnagar district.
Six men--Akil, Wasim, Shehzad, Sonu, Shamshad and Taj Mohd-- have been arrested for the gangrape, District
Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma told newsmen in Muzaffarnagar on Sunday.
The incident took place on June 4 when the victim was on her way to Dulhera from Shahpur village. She was allegedly abducted by the accused who took her to a nearby graveyard and gangraped her. The woman was found at the site and taken to a hospital, according to police.
The crime had sparked a protest, with angry villagers laying siege to the local police station, following which a circle officer was shunted out and six personnel, including an SHO, were suspended for alleged negligence.
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