Botad, October 28:  Botad police have booked five persons on charges of gang-raping a 31-year-old woman, police said on Friday.

According to a complaint lodged by the survivor's father, the accused confined the woman on the night of October 26 and repeatedly violated her till next afternoon. Gujarat Shocker: Youth’s Hand Chopped Off After He Failed To Repay Rs 2,500 in Aravalli; One Accused Held, Two Absconding.

The incident took place when the woman had hired an auto for Gadhda on October 26. Idrish Sandhi, along with Savlat Sandhi and Sahil Sandhi, forcibly took her to an abandoned place and took turns to assault her sexually.

As per her complaint, the woman is married but owing to ill health, she has returned to her parental home at Lathidad village near Botad town. She is being treated for depression and other mental issues. Gujarat Shocker: Bodies of Two Children Recovered From Well in Jamnagar, Probe Underway.

Local Crime Branch Police Sub Inspector S.B Solanki, investigating the case, said that the victim's medical examination was conducted on Thursday itself. A manhunt has been launched to arrest all the five accused booked for gang-rape, sexual harassment and abetting.

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