55-year-old woman gangraped in West Bengal

A 55-year-old adivasi woman was allegedly gangraped by three youths of her village in West Bengal's Burdwan district today, police said.

The incident occurred when the woman, a resident of Bandhgachhi village in Kalna, went to a field to relieve herself, SP SMH Mirza said.

The three dragged her behind a bush and raped her before fleeing.

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The woman lodged an FIR with the Kalna police station and two of the three accused were arrested, Mirza said.

The two were identified as Sanjib Tudu and Subodh Hembram.
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