Woman alleges gangrape by cops for 10 days in police lock-up , probe ordered

A 20-year-old woman was allegedly kept in a lock-up where was she raped for 10 days by five police personnel, including the station in-charge, in Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh.

As per a report in The Times of India, the woman has alleged that five cops gangraped her for 10 days in May in lock-up at Mangawan in Rewa. The woman, an accused in a murder case, is now in jail custody, the report said.

The incident came to light on October 10 when an additional district judge and a team of lawyers had gone for an inspection of the prison. As per TOI report, the woman made allegations against the cops before the additional district judge following which a judicial inquiry was ordered.

The woman reportedly told the team that she was raped by five cops at the police station between May 9 and May 21. She alleged that she was a woman constable had protested but was rebuked.

A lawyer, part of the legal team who visited the prison, said the woman told them that she had even told the jail warden about the rape three months back. The warden acknowledged that the woman had told her about the rape, the report said.

The police, however, said the woman was arrested on May 21, the report added.