Ludhiana: 40-year-old mentally challenged woman kidnapped and gang-raped

A 40-year-old woman with mental problems, who intended to carry out a task, was kidnapped by three accused and gang-raped. The accused took the woman to a hotel and sexually assaulted her, after which they abandoned the woman near Cheema Chowk and fled. After family members located the woman, she narrated the incident and the police were informed.

Division Number 2 police lodged an FIR against three accused and traced two of them.

According to the FIR, the woman left her house on October 17 to fetch something from a nearby store. However, she got lost in the shop and reached Cheema Chowk where the three accused noticed her. The accused offered to help her get home and took her to a hotel and raped her in a group.

When police examined the security cameras installed near Cheema Chowk, three men were seen taking the woman to a hotel.

Inspector Paramveer Singh, SHO of Division Number 2 police station, said an FIR has been lodged against three accused. The police are very close to arresting them.