- Sunday, December 22, 2024
The two officers were undergoing training at the Infantry School in Mhow, and had gone for a picnic along with two women friends
By: Shajil Kumar
MISCREANTS attacked two young army officers and their two women friends and also raped one of them when they were out on a picnic in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district early Wednesday, police said.
Badgonda police station in-charge Lokendra Singh Hirore said the officers, aged 23 and 24, undergoing Young Officers (YO) course at the Infantry School in Mhow cantonment town, had gone out for a picnic on Tuesday along with two female friends.
At about 2 am on Wednesday, seven unidentified men arrived near the picnic spot on Mhow-Mandleshwar road and started beating up one of the officers sitting in a car and also the women, he said.
The second officer, who was away from the car, managed to inform his seniors about the incident, after which police reached the spot, Hirore said.
The miscreants fled when the police arrived at the spot. All four victims were brought to Mhow Civil Hospital for medical examination at about 6.30 am and as per doctors, there were signs of injuries on the officers’ bodies, he informed.
Hirore said during medical examination it was found that the miscreants had raped one of the women.
Talking to reporters, Indore superintendent of police (Rural) Hitika Vasal said personnel from four police stations have fanned out and launched a manhunt for the miscreants, Vasal added.
Two arrested
Two men were arrested on Thursday for the attack on two army officers and the alleged rape of one of their women friends, police said.
Six accused have been identified in connection with the incident that took place in Jam Gate area of the hilly region surrounded by forests, Vasal told PTI.
The search was on for the other four accused, she said.
Vasal said the accused held one of the couples captive while beating them up, and told the other couple that the hostages would be released only when they give them ₹1 million.
“The complainant told us that the accused took his woman friend away to a place and he suspects that she was raped. The woman’s statement is yet to be recorded,” the official said.
On receiving information about the incident, police rushed to the spot and launched an investigation, she said.
All the accused are residents of nearby villages and two of them have previous criminal records, the official said.
An FIR has been registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act on charges of assault, robbery and rape, she said. (PTI)
