21-year-old stage performer from Chhattisgarh gang-raped in Jharkhand

Source: The New Indian Express

MEDININAGAR: A 21-year-old stage performer from Chhattisgarh was allegedly gang-raped by her co-artistes in Jharkhand's Palamu district, police said on Monday.

The woman was allegedly raped by three co-artistes hailing from Palamu in a car after being given an intoxicating substance by them, a police officer said.

"Two accused have been arrested and the survivor has been admitted to a hospital in Palamu where her medical test will be conducted," Vishrampur Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Rakesh Singh told PTI.

The incident occurred on a road in the Vishrampur police station area, around 200 km from the state capital Ranchi, late on Saturday.