Bihar woman gang-raped, thrown into river with 5-year-old son; child drowns

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated: Oct 12, 2020, 08:42 AM IST

Police have said that one person has been arrested in connection with the case.

In a shocking incident in Bihar, a woman was allegedly gang-raped and thrown into the river along with her five-year-old son in the Ojha Baraon village of Buxar. The child drowned in the river.

The woman's medical examination was conducted and an FIR was registered. One person has been arrested in connection with the case.

The woman alleged that she and her child were surrounded by a few men when they were on their way to the bank and were abducted. She was then gang-raped after which the accused tied with her along with her minor son and threw them into a river. The victim said that locals rushed to her rescue after she raised an alarm but it was too late and her child had died by then.

"The woman's medical examination is being done. An FIR has been registered, while one accused arrested. The body of the child has been sent for post-mortem," Dumraon DSP K K Singh said.

"We are ascertaining facts related to the case," he added. 

The body of the child was sent for postmortem.