A 90-year-old woman was allegedly gang raped by four masked men inside her hut in an agricultural field in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh, in a shocking incident that came to light on Friday.
According to police, the incident occurred in Punasa area two nights ago. After the assault, the accused allegedly attempted to kill the woman by throwing her, along with her cot, into a nearby well. However, they failed and fled the spot, leaving the victim critically injured.
The matter surfaced when villagers found the injured woman in the field on Friday morning and informed her married daughter, who lives at her in-laws’ house.
The daughter reached the spot later in the evening and took her mother to the Punasa government hospital around 10 pm after the victim narrated the ordeal.
Doctors referred the woman to the district hospital in Khandwa at around 2 am on Saturday for advanced treatment as her condition was serious.
Superintendent of Police Manoj Rai said on Saturday that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to probe the case. Police have also announced a reward of Rs 10,000 for information leading to the arrest of the accused.
The victim reportedly lives alone in her hut located in an agricultural field. Police have registered a case and launched a search operation to identify and apprehend the culprits.