A mother was
allegedly gang-raped by armed robbers in front of her husband and children at
the family's home in India.
The attack was reportedly carried out by four men in a village in the state of Punjab during a robbery attack.
A police
complaint said the men scaled the walls of the home before taking the family
onto the rooftop of the building, where the group allegedly raped the mother in
front of her helpless husband and children before they robbed the home.
They then
left with gold ornaments belonging to the family and 20,000 rupees (around
£212) in cash, Dawn.com reported.
The woman's
husband claimed when he first reported the attack to the local police, they
initially registered the case against two suspects and insisted on leaving the
allegation of gang-rape out of the report.
According to
him, they later agreed to investigate the rape following public outcry.
A
spokesperson for the police has denied that officers failed to record the
allegations and said they were included in the initial written complaint. He
also said that an investigation had been launched and a senior local officer in
charge of the case.
The attack is
the latest in a string of incidents that have sparked protests in India in
recent years.
Last week, a
tour guide was allegedly raped by five men and a woman at a five-star hotel in
Delhi.
In August,
the body of a 13-year-old girl was found dumped near a sugarcane field in the
state of Uttar Pradesh. The girl had reportedly been raped and strangled.
Senior
Opposition Congress Party member Jitin Prasada called the attack
"inhumane" and said it put "humanity to shame".
"In this episode, the police must
initiate such a strong action that it becomes a deterrent for criminals,"
he said.
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