26-year-old woman gang-raped in Kolkata apartment, robbed of Rs 15 lakh cash

In yet another case of crime against women, a 26-year-old woman was gangraped in her flat in Kolkata’s Garden Reach area. After which the apartment was robbed of Rs 15 lakh in cash, police said on Wednesday.

The horrifying incident took place on Tuesday afternoon when the woman was all by herself in her house, they said, Medical assessment have confirmed the rape, a police officer said.

"It is not yet clear why the woman allowed two-three unknown men to enter her flat. We are trying to find out whether she knew them. They robbed Rs 15 lakh in cash after raping her," police officer said.

The woman registered a police complaint in the Garden Reach station on Wednesday and the Detective Department of the Kolkata Police took charge of the investigation.

"Preliminary investigation revealed that the woman was tied up before being raped. Our forensic team has collected samples from the flat and checking the CCTV footage of the area," police said.

In another shocking incident reported from Delhi NCR, a 12-year-old-boy allegedly raped and impregnated his elder sister. The family of the teenager came to know about the 16-year-old girl’s pregnancy when her mother’s employee saw a bump and asked her.

On being asked, the victim told that she was raped two times by her brother. The incident took place in Greater Noida.

As per the victim, she was sexually abused by her brother about two to three month ago. Reportedly, the brother and sister didn’t know about the implications of the crime.

After learning about the girl's situation, her mother's employer called Childline and police started a probe into the case. Investigation revealed that the parents also didn’t realise the severity of the crime, The Times of India reported.

According to police, the girl had told her mother about the alleged rape but the latter had paid no attention to her. The official added, "The family thought the girl had an infection and didn’t realise she was pregnant. "

Following the probe, the 12-year-old boy was taken before the child welfare committee and was sent to a juvenile detention centre in Phase 2 on Tuesday.

The 12-year-old boy was charged under sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

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