BIHAR: A 30-year-old rape survivor in Bihar’s Begusarai district alleged that a group of armed men abducted her from outside her home, tied her hands and legs, gagged her, and then took turns raping her in a secluded spot near her house on June 11.According to the survivor and her family, the incident occurred in the Chakia area, when she stepped out of her house to use a toilet located outside, according to news agency PTI.“It was around midnight. The miscreants tied my hands and legs and even gagged me before taking me to a secluded place near the house. They then took turns raping me,” she said.Family members alleged that the accused also inflicted severe injuries on her with a sharp-edged weapon. They further claimed that the attackers locked the house from the outside, preventing the woman’s husband from realising what was happening.After failing to find her inside the house, relatives launched a search and eventually found her in a critical condition. She was admitted to Begusarai Sadar Hospital on June 12, and an FIR was registered the same day. Following initial treatment, she was discharged from the hospital on June 12.However, the survivor said her ordeal continued even after returning home.“Even after being discharged from the hospital, I was suffering from constant severe pain.”As her condition deteriorated and the pain became unbearable, she was brought back to the hospital on Wednesday. Following medical examinations, including an ultrasound, doctors decided to operate on her on Thursday.During the surgery, doctors recovered a cartridge, a pebble and a piece of wood from her private parts, leaving family members shocked.The survivor said an FIR had been lodged against Suraj Kumar, Ramu Mahto and Nitish Mahto, along with two unidentified persons.“However, police failed to arrest any accused in the case,” she alleged.Senior police officers visited the hospital on Thursday after details of the case and the alleged brutality involved came to light.Begusarai Sadar SDPO-1 Anand Kumar Pandey confirmed the recovery of the cartridge and other objects during the surgery.“An intensive investigation is already underway and raids are being conducted to arrest the suspected persons in the case. Police are awaiting further forensic and medical reports in the case,” he said.Meanwhile, family members alleged that some of the accused had also attempted to sexually assault the woman around four months ago.(The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy, as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault.)
