TIRUPUR: A 27-year-old woman from Odisha was gang-raped at knifepoint in front of her husband here on Monday by three guest workers from Bihar. The Tirupur North all-woman police arrested the trio on Tuesday night.
According to an investigation officer, the woman, along with her husband and three-year-old child, visited Tirupur on Monday (February 17) in search of a job.
“While standing at Pushpa Junction near Tirupur railway station, unsure of their destination, they were approached by Mohammad Nadim, 24, Mohammad Danish, 25, and Mohammed Murshith, 20, all guest workers from Bihar. The trio promised them jobs and took them to their rental room at Lakshmi Nagar area, where the family was offered accommodation for the night,” the officer said.
After dinner, the officer said, everyone went to sleep. “Later that night, the three men assaulted the husband and tied him with a rope. They threatened the couple with a knife and raped the woman. They also threatened to murder the couple, if they were to report the incident to police.”
The couple, however, reported the incident to the Tirupur North all-woman police on Tuesday. Police registered a case and arrested the trio the same night. They were produced before a judicial magistrate, who remanded them in judicial custody. The trio were subsequently lodged in the Coimbatore Central Prison.
The rape survivor is currently undergoing treatment at the Tirupur Govt Medical College and Hospital.