Bihar: Women raped after alcoholic husband bets her during gambling bout

A 36-year-old man, who is an alcoholic and a habitual gambler, allegedly put his wife on bet and lost her to his friends, after which the latter sexually assaulted her. The incident took place in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district.

The husband, has allowed his friends to rape his wife on multiple occasions after betting her and losing the stake. In the latest incident, he lost her to his friends on Saturday. When she refused to go with his friends, he allegedly tried to attack her with acid.

She ran away from the house and went to her parents’ home in another village. On Sunday, she sought help from a social activist named Deepak Singh. Following this, police were informed, a case was filed, and the husband was taken into custody.

According to The Times of India, the couple have been married for more than ten years now, but they have no kids. The victim told the police that the husband used to physically torture her for not being able to conceive.

On October 28, he, after losing the stake in a game, locked her up in a room with some of his friends who then raped her, she added.

“We will submit the chargesheet soon against the accused after completing the investigation,” Bhagalpur SSP Ashish Bharti told TOI.

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