A young Dalit woman was allegedly raped before her husband near Thanagazi in Alwar, Rajasthan.

The police are yet to arrest the five alleged rapists of the Dalit woman.

The woman was married but was yet to start living with the husband because of a ritual called 'gauna'. The ritual is associated with the custom of child marriage and the ceremony takes place several years after marriage; before the ceremony, the bride stays at her natal home.

The couple used to meet once in a while.

On April 26, the woman alleged that a group of notorious youths stopped the couple who were on a motorcycle near Thanagazi highway. After they were stopped, the gang raped the woman and filmed the incident. The accused threatened the couple of making the video viral on the internet if the couple informed about the gang rape to anyone.

The woman alleged that the accused also extorted money.

The couple decided to report the incident to the district police on May 2 and an FIR was registered.

After the accused learnt that the couple had reported the rape to the police, they uploaded the video on the internet.

Inspector general of police S Sengathir told India Today TV that police had identified the five accused and were putting in all efforts to nab them.

The accused are from Gujjar caste that dominates the area so a case under SC/ST Act also has been slapped on them.

A few people on social media also alleged that the police tried to suppress the incident due to the Lok Sabha elections.

S Sengathir denied that the police suppressed the incident because of elections.

"The very fact that we had registered the case and set up teams to arrest the accused indicate we are trying our best to catch the accused. Now since elections are over in the region, we have pressed in more teams to trace the accused," S Sengathir said.

Meanwhile, the panchayat of that area held a meeting on Tuesday and demanded immediate arrest of the accused.

According to the police, one of the accused Chuttan Lal Chandela has a criminal record.

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