Out on bail, rapist stabs rape survivor, her husband in Kota Photo Credit: Times Now Stills from a video of the incident

Key Highlights The woman had accused Anwar of raping her in 2017

Anwar was released from prison just four days ago, said Kota police

Footage retrieved from CCTV cameras installed in the area show the attack

Jaipur: A woman and her husband are currently being treated for stab wounds in the city of Kota in Rajasthan after they were stabbed by a man in broad daylight on Wednesday. The woman had accused the assailant of rape earlier this year, said local police personnel investigating the incident. A video of the attack, recorded on CCTV cameras installed at the scene of the crime, is going viral on social media.

The 36-year-old man who stabbed the rape survivor and her husband is the same man she had accused of rape, said police. Deputy superintendent of police (Kota) Ramnarayan said that the assailant first walked up to the survivor's husband in a busy market place and stabbed him in full public view. He then walked more than a kilometre, over to her home with the murder weapon and used it to stab her before fleeing the spot.

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Both, the husband and wife were rushed to the Maharao Bhimsingh Hospital in Kota's Nayapura area and are currently undergoing treatment for stab wounds on their head and stomach incurred during the audacious attack on Wednesday. Inputs suggest that the rape survivor is in a critical condition. More details are awaited as this is a developing story.

In videos of the incident, the prime accused and three of his accomplices can be seen attacking the rape survivor and her husband with knives multiple times. They have been identified as Tinku Anwar, Shahrukh and Abrar. All residents of Kota, they have been booked under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for the attempt to murder. Police records revealed that the woman had accused Anwar of raping and blackmailing her in September of this year.

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Anwar was arrested in October and jailed. He was released on bail just four days ago. The rape incident in question reportedly dates back to 2017 when Anwar raped the woman, recorded the heinous crime and used it to blackmail her for almost two years before the survivor approached local police and registered an official complaint against him.

The horrific incident brings back memories of a similar case that had come to light from Chandigarh in Punjab in 2018. A rape survivor headed to the court for the hearing of her case was attacked with acid-like substance by two bike-borne assailants. She was rushed to the Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH) in Sector 16 for treatment and fortunately escaped with minor injuries.