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PUNE, Nov 6: Three influential landlords allegedly gang-raped a teenaged housewife “to teach a lesson to her father-in-law” who is a suspect in a theft reported to the Baramati police. The incident took place at Gunavadi hamlet near Baramati on Tuesday evening.
In a first information report (FIR) lodged on Thursday, the woman has named the alleged rapists as Kisan Zagade, Lalba Sada Talgaonkar and Appa Rama Talgaonkar from Zargadwadi village near Baramati.
The three landlords were not arrested till late on Friday evening. The woman has been admitted to a Baramati hospital for a medical check up, police said. The 18-year-old housewife from Zargadwadi was going to meet some relatives in Baramati when she was raped, they added.
The landlords allegedly intercepted the woman at a secluded spot near Gunavadi hamlet and assaulted her. Later, they dragged her to a nearby sugarcane field. They also threatened her of dire consequences if she dared to complain against them, the woman alleged.
Police said Hanumant Baburao Nevse at Zargadwadi has lodged a complaint accusing the victim’s father-in-law and two others of committing a theft at his residence on November 1.
Nevse’s FIR alleged that the victim’s father-in-law and others sneaked into his house while its door was left open. They stole some garments. Police said the two landlords were angry that the victim’s father-in-law had committed a theft in their village.
