VIJAYAWADA: A couple was attacked and the woman gang-raped by eight people near Medikonduru bypass road in Guntur district late on Wednesday night.
According to Medikonduru police, the incident took place between 9.30 pm and 12 midnight when eight people waylaid the couple returning home on their bike after attending a wedding in Guntur city.
The police said as the couple crossed Paladugu crossroads, eight people stopped them, threatened them with knives, and robbed gold ornaments and cash from them. They then assaulted the husband, restrained him, and took the woman to the nearby agricultural field and gang-raped her before fleeing from the scene at around 12 midnight.
The couple then went to Sattenapalli police station to lodge a complaint. However, as the incident took place at Medikonduru police station limits, the case was transferred to the latter police station. Medikonduru police registered a case. The investigation was later transferred to Disha police.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
