Engineer kidnapped, raped by 10 men in Jharkhand; SIT formed for probe

On Thursday night, authorities in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum police station reported that ten unidentified individuals abducted and gang-raped an engineer near the Chaibasa airfield.

The victim, who was in her twenties, was riding a scooter with a friend to the airport area when they were overcome by the accused. After beating her friend, they led her to a nearby abandoned location where they gang-raped her.

A special investigative team (SIT) has been established to apprehend the suspects, according to West Singhbhum Superintendent of Police Ashutosh Shekhar. "The situation falls under the purview of Mufassil police station. The family of the friend who was with the survivor and was able to flee called the police. An SIT has been created, and Sadar sub divisional police officer is leading it. We are pursuing some leads that we have. A few others have also been interrogated," added Shekhar.

The survivor, a native of the district's Jhinkpani neighbourhood, is said to work from home and stay in a rented apartment in the district's administrative centre, Chaibasa.