Four people were arrested on charges of gang-raping a woman and killing her in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur. According to the police, the four accused were the woman’s brothers-in-law and were arrested following a complaint by the victim’s family. The husband of the woman, who planned the entire episode, is presently in Dubai, the police said.
The incident came to light on January 20, when locals reported spotting the body of a woman in a naked condition, inside a water tank at an under-construction building.
Upon reaching the spot, the police said they also found bottles of soft drinks and some eatables.
The four arrested accused were identified as Rohit Lodhi, Ramchandra alias Puttu, Shivam alias Pancham, and Sonu Lodhi. A fifth accused in the case, Nanku Lodhi, was on the run.
Upon being interrogated, the accused said they raped the woman, who had gone to her parents‘ home, on the pretext of taking her to a fair. Later, they crushed her face with bricks to conceal her identity, they told police.
The entire episode, the accused told police, was planned by their brother (the woman’s husband), who also offered them cash.
Meanwhile, the efforts to arrest the man and the fifth accused were underway.
The body of the woman was sent for postmortem, which confirmed gang rape. The report also confirmed the woman died of grievous head injuries and excessive bleeding, the police said.
