Sagar who is accused of robbing and raping on Sonipat-Jhajjar National Highway 334, hails from Nayabas village in Rajasthan.

A woman was raped and her husband was robbed by three goons on Sonipat-Jhajjar National Highway 334, near Hasangarh in Rohtak district on Saturday night (March 30).

The police have registered a case against the three unidentified men. On the basis of a motorcycle registration number given by the victim's husband, the police managed to nab one of the accused named Sagar, while two others are still on run.

Sagar hails from Nayabas village in Rajasthan.

The police said that the couple was on a motorcycle when they were stopped by three men at the highway. The three highway robbers riding a Bullet motorcycle had blocked their way around 8 pm.

The complaint was lodged by the husband of the woman in Sampla police station in Rohtak.

In the complaint, the man said that he lives in Sonipat district and was on his way home from Sampla with his wife.

"They put a knife on my neck and two of the three goons took my wife to some distance and one of them raped her. They also snatched cash worth Rs 7,000 besides my mobile phone," victim's husband told Sampla police in a complaint filed on late Saturday night.

"We have registered a case against three men out of which one has already been arrested. The remaining two will be arrested soon. The medical examination of the victim has also been conducted," Station House Officer (SHO), Sampla Kuldeep Singh said.