JABALPUR: A female software engineer from Hyderabad who had come here to attend a hearing in the family court was allegedly abducted and gang-raped, police said on Wednesday.

According to the woman's complaint, on Tuesday night she was coming from Katni accompanied by a friend who went ahead of her while talking on his mobile. In the meantime, two youths on motorcycle took her to a deserted place and gang-raped her until she lost consciousness.

When she regained consciousness on Wednesday morning, the two raped her again and then abandoned her.

Police have registered a case and a search has been launched for her friend.

The woman has been sent for medical examination.