Girl is tied up and gang-raped after being lured with the promise of a coronavirus vaccine in India
- Two men met victim at a health centre in Covid-ravaged city of Patna, Bihar state
- Convinced victim they could provide vaccine, taking her to abandoned house
- She told police she was tied up and gagged as the men took turns raping her
- The suspects’ houses were raided on Wednesday and they remain in custody
A girl has been tied up and gang-raped after being lured with the promise of a coronavirus vaccine in India.
The two men, identified only as Rocky and Montu, met the victim at a health centre in the Covid-ravaged city of Patna, Bihar state.
After convincing her that they could provide a vaccination, they took the girl to an abandoned house where they raped her.
The victim told police she was tied up by her hands and feet, and gagged with a handkerchief during the ordeal.
The men met the victim at a health centre in the Covid-ravaged city of Patna, Bihar state [stock image]
An investigated officer told the Indo-Asian News Service: ‘The victim managed to free herself and reached home. She narrated her ordeal before her family members who approached local police.
‘As the accused were known to her, we raided their respective houses on Wednesday morning and arrested them.’
The officer added that enquiries were ongoing to determine how old the girl is, as police suspect she is under 18.
Patna is among Indian cities which are dealing with a massive second wave of coronavirus.
The men met the victim at a health centre in the Covid-ravaged city of Patna, Bihar state
The city of 2 million is recording an average of more than 2,200 cases every day, compared to a peak of nearly 800 cases recorded in August.
The country is the world’s epicentre of Covid infections and setting records each day for the most daily cases ever recorded, with another 379,257 on Thursday.
Another 3,645 fatalities were added to India’s death toll of more than 200,000, however the figures are believed to be under-reported amid scenes of mass cremations in Delhi and Mumbai.
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