Haryana horror continues: 8 rapes in 6 days; 3 cases reported in last 24 hours

The number of rape cases reported in Haryana has now gone up to 8 in last six day as three new rape cases have surfaced in just last 24 hours. The state has been at the receiving end of flak for its falling law and order situation.

In the latest incident, a 20-year-old married woman was allegedly raped by two men at a village in Fatehabad district of Haryana. In her police complaint, the woman has alleged that she was raped by her neighbour and another person.

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She alleged that the two accused barged into her house when she was alone. The victim was threatened with dire consequences if she reported the matter to anyone.

“We have registered a case of rape against her neighbour and other co-accused. The accused have also been booked under other relevant provisions of the law. They will be arrested soon,” Fatehabad’s SP Deepak Saharan said over phone on Thursday.

Haryana has recently witnessed many cases of rape. According to a report in Times of India, a 17-year-old girl was raped by four men at knife-point. The report added that the Dalit girl was abducted from outside her house in Mankawas village of Charkhi Dadri district. After the horrific night, the victim was dumped outside her house in an unconscious state. Police is investigating the case.

In yet another incident of sexual violence, a college student (BA – second year) was raped in a moving car by two men at Farrukhnagar in Gurgaon district of the state. Police have registered an FIR against the two men. After being raped, the victim was dumped on a road side.

On Tuesday, a 14-year-old boy had allegedly raped a 3-year-old girl in a colony in Hisar.

A 15-year-old girl’s half-naked body was found on Saturday from near the bank of a canal in a village in Jind district after she had gone missing last Tuesday from her village in Kurukshetra district. The girl was brutally assaulted, her private parts mutilated and some of the vital organs ruptured, police said.

In a separate incident, an 11-year-old girl was raped and killed in Panipat last week.

Alleging complete breakdown of law and order machinery, the opposition Congress has sought dismissal of the Khattar government and imposition of President’s Rule in the state.

The Congress on Thursday had alleged that Haryana had become a “crime hub” under the BJP government, and said Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had no right to continue in office if he was unable to check rising crime.

(With PTI inputs)