“Gujarat: 55-year-old woman gang-raped in Vadodara on the pretext of giving domestic work, Vakil Ahmed Pathan and two others arrested”, Opindia, February 18, 2024:
“A shocking incident of alleged gang rape of a middle-aged Hindu woman came to light from Gujarat’s Vadodara on Saturday (17th February). The 55-year-old victim was gang raped when she was searching for domestic work to earn a livelihood. The accused knew about this after which she was gang-raped by the three accused on the pretext of giving her domestic work. The criminal incident took place in the Khodiyarnagar area of Vadodara.
As per reports, the main accused Vakil Ahmed Pathan is a rickshaw driver who took the woman in the rickshaw to a secluded place where he along with his accomplices Chaman Khan Pathan, and Shaukat Khan Pathan took turns raping her. After committing the crime, the accused left her and fled the crime scene. On learning about the incident, the woman’s daughter immediately informed the police, leading to the swift arrest of all three accused.
According to reports, the Hindu woman residing near the police station in Vadodara had been searching for domestic work to sustain her family’s livelihood for some time now. On Friday (16th February 2024), she was asking another woman for work near her home. Meanwhile, a nearby rickshaw driver, Vakil Ahmed Pathan, overheard their conversation and called her over…..”
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