Kolkata: A woman has said that she was kidnapped and gang-raped by at least four men in a moving car through the night on Sunday at Salt Lake, the upmarket township in Kolkata.
The woman, in her 20s, has told the police that she had come to Sector 5 in Salt Lake, which houses several IT offices, at around 11:30 pm last night to get something to eat.
When she got to the area, she was a little lost and asked a man for directions. She saw the man speaking on the phone as she walked away. Moments later, a car pulled up in front of her and four men, including the man who gave directions, dragged her inside, she said.
They then drove around and raped her repeatedly till early morning, she told the police. She was then thrown out of the vehicle near a bus stop.
A taxi driver found her in the morning and took her to the local police station.
A case of gang-rape has been filed, police said, adding that they have some leads on the vehicle and the men involved. Police said they hope to make arrests soon.
The woman was sent for a medical exam and is still in hospital, according to last reports.
The woman, in her 20s, has told the police that she had come to Sector 5 in Salt Lake, which houses several IT offices, at around 11:30 pm last night to get something to eat.
When she got to the area, she was a little lost and asked a man for directions. She saw the man speaking on the phone as she walked away. Moments later, a car pulled up in front of her and four men, including the man who gave directions, dragged her inside, she said.
A taxi driver found her in the morning and took her to the local police station.
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The woman was sent for a medical exam and is still in hospital, according to last reports.
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