19-year-old gangraped in Faridabad

New delhi, March 19: A 19-year-old woman was allegedly gangraped on Wednesday in a moving goods carrier by four men who were reportedly under the influence of alcohol.

The incident was reported from Old Chowk area in Faridabad. The four accused have been arrested, police said.

According to police, the woman, a resident of Parvatiya Colony in Ballabhgarh, was on her way to attend a marriage ceremony and had hailed an auto-rickshaw. She left her house around 8.30 pm and was headed for Bhadkal, Faridabad. The auto-rickshaw already had two men riding in it when she got in, police added.

“When they reached Sector-16 near the national highway, 8 km from the spot where she boarded the auto, the driver stopped the auto near a goods vehicle. The men in the auto went up to the truck driver; they were joined by another man,” a senior police officer said.

—-Agencies