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UP: Two booked for raping woman, recording and posting video of act online in Rampur
Two men have been booked for allegedly raping a Dalit woman, filming the act and posting the video online, police said on Tuesday.
Rampur: Two men have been booked for allegedly raping a Dalit woman, filming the act and posting the video online, police said on Tuesday.
The woman had gone to fetch fodder in her fields in a village on September 12 when the accused took her to a secluded place at gunpoint and raped her taking rounds. The men recorded the act and later posted the video on social media which went viral.
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The incident came into light when the woman's family members saw the video and approached the police with her complaint on Tuesday.
A medico-legal test was conducted on the woman, the police said.
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A case has been registered against the accused under section 376-D (gangrape), 504 (criminal intimidation), 325 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt), relevant provisions of SC/ST Act and section 67 of the IT Act.
ASP Arun Kumar Singh said the effort is on to nab the accused. (ANI)