A woman and her 13-year-old daughter were gangraped by five bandits near Dostpur village in Bulandshahr district on the Delhi-Kanpur highway.

According to police, the dacoits first waylaid a family on its way from Noida to Shahjahanpur and subsequently raped two women. They later looted the family of their cash, jewellery and mobile phones.

Police detained 15 suspects and two main accused have been identified. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has asked the principal secretary of the home department and the DGP to monitor the probe.



"15 suspects have been detained. Two accused have been identified who belong to a nomadic tribe. Special teams have been formed and the ones being detained are being inquired for more details." said Bulandshahr SSP Vaibhav Krishan.



Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Deepak Singhal is expected to visit the spot at 3 pm today.



THE ORDEAL

Miscreants threw a piece of metal at the car when it was passing through Dostpur village at around 1:30 am, forcing the driver to stop, police said. When the driver came out to examine the damage, the criminals overpowered and forced him to drive it off the road, into the fields. Then, they dragged the women to a nearby field and raped them while the men were tied with ropes.

One of the family members, who managed to untie the ropes, reported the matter to the police.

An FIR under relevant sections of the IPC was lodged against five accused and three police teams have been formed to nab them.

Meanwhile, SHO Ramsen of Kotwali Dehat, to whom the case was reported, was relieved from the charge of the case for his alleged negligence.

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