In a shocking incident, an out-on-bail rapist has attacked and stabbed the rape survivor and her husband in Kota, Rajasthan. The culprit, along with three other criminals, has stabbed the husband and then went on to stab the victim.

The main accused Tinku Anwar, who was out on bail, first attacked the victim’s husband with a knife in a busy market place before fleeing away with his accomplices. He then allegedly went to the victim’s house and stabbed her too.

The woman and her husband have been admitted to the MBS hospital and she is said to be extremely critical.

A CCTV footage has emerged in which a masked man can be seen entering a bylane of a busy locality in Kota, Rajasthan with a knife in his hand. After a few seconds, the accused who is out on bail is seen rushing out of the lane and fleeing away.

According to reports, Anwar along with three of his associates stabbed the woman’s 40-year-old husband in a busy market place in Kota, Rajasthan multiple times and grievously wounded him. The four then went to his house, which was about a kilometre away from the spot, and attacked the survivor, leaving her seriously injured as well.

Kaithunipole SHO Pawan Kumar Meena said, “The two are undergoing treatment at the MBS Hospital. At least four persons attacked the 40-year-old man with knives many times. They later went to his home and attacked his wife. The couple received head and stomach injuries even as the accused managed to flee”.

All four attackers, namely, Tinku Anwar, Sikku, Shahrukh and Abrar, all residents of Kota, have been booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 307 (attempt to murder).

Police said the injured woman, who is battling for life in the hospital, had lodged a rape and blackmailing complaint against Tinku Anwar in September this year. Subsequently, Anwar was arrested in October and jailed. He was released on bail about four days back.

SHO Meena added that Tinku had allegedly raped the woman in 2017 and filmed the act. After multiple threats from him for around 2 years, the rape survivor finally filed a complaint and the police had subsequently arrested him.