Woman abducted and subjected to brutal gang-rape in India's West Bengal state

Assailants used iron poles with such violence her 'intestines spilled out'

She was left to die by a bridge and not found by a passers-by until 18 hours later

She is currently fighting for her life in hospital, and two men have been arrested

An Indian woman is fighting for her life after she was brutally gang-raped with metal poles and left to die in a forest by an unknown number of assailants.

The woman was subjected to such horrific sexual violence that her intestines 'spilled out', local news reports.

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She was then left to die under a bridge near a village in South Dinajpur, West Bengal state.

Shocking: The woman was abducted by two men on her way home from a village fair and subjected to horrendous rape and sexual violence (stock image)

The woman, whose age is disputed in Indian media and reported as everything from 19 to 30, said she had been returning from a village fair when she was attacked by two local men.

The abhorrent sexual assault took place on Saturday evening, but she was not found until Sunday afternoon.

A passers-by spotted her by the bridge and called emergency services.

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'I noticed the woman lying in an unconscious state. I sprinkled water on her face and she stirred. At that time, I noticed her intestine was coming out from her private parts,' the witness said in their police complaint cited by Hindustan Times.

'The woman told me a resident of Dehaband village, and some other persons abducted her and gang-raped her in a secluded place.

'It seems after raping the girl the accused assaulted her with some weapon as a result of which her intestine came out.'

The woman was rushed to hospital and is currently in a critical condition following surgery, NDTV reports.

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Two men, one of whom was identified by the victim as her assailant, have been arrested.