Although the couple had returned home alive, Sawan, traumatised by the incident committed suicide by hanging himself. | Photo Credit: Thinkstock

Raipur: A teenager hanged himself to death in Korba district of Chhattisgarh after his girlfriend was allegedly raped right in front of his eyes. The incident had reportedly occurred on September 1 at an isolated location in their village. Caught up in guilt and trauma by the incident, the youth took his life the next day.

Identified as 19-year-old Sawan Sai, the victim was allegedly thrashed by the accused after the couple was caught in seclusion. As the police were conducting the investigation of his suicide, it was on Wednesday, the minor rape victim gathered courage and narrated the ordeal to Katghora police.

She named the two accused to be Khem Kanwar and Ishwar Das who at first objected against the couple spending time together in the dark at a desolate place and then started beating Sawan up black and blue. As the girl ran towards the village to seek help, the accused dragged her back and raped her right in front of Sawan, who lied there bleeding profusely.

Sandeep Mittal, Katghora SDPO told TOI that the minor rape victim belongs to the tribal community and was talking a walk with Sawan near a school when the two alleged rapists came on a bike, snatched their phones and threatened them to do as they said.

Although the couple had returned home alive, Sawan, traumatised by the incident committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his home. The accused have been arrested in the case under the POCSO Act as well as relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.

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