The couple were seen by the two arrested charged, identified as Dheeraj Soni (25) and Yash Shinde (24), in Virar, Maharashtra.
The two then approached the couple and spotted them embracing; the men cornered the duo and initially tried to squeeze money from them, said a police official from Virar police post.
Girl brutally raped in Virar, Maharashtra:
A 20-year-old female was allegedly gang-raped and her boyfriend attacked by two guys in Virar east, cops said on Thursday. The incident occurred at about 5 pm on Wednesday in the forest spot of Virar East, where the woman was with her bf.
The couple were seen by the two arrested charged, identified as Dheeraj Soni (25) and Yash Shinde (24), in Virar, Maharashtra. The two then approached the couple and spotted them embracing; the men cornered the duo and initially tried to squeeze money from them, said a police official from Virar police post.
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The police official also said that since the man did not have cash, he transferred an amount of ₹500 through UPI to the charge. But the guys wanted more money and started attacking the boyfriend. In avenging, the men smashed a glass bottle on the boyfriend’s head, which one saw lying around.
The charged duo then ousted the boyfriend and raped the woman in front of him. “The woman’s boyfriend was without any clothes and wounded and could not stand up to the guys. The two took turns to rape the woman,” said the cop.
After physically assaulting the woman, the two men ran from the spot with the man’s clothes and his cell phone. “The survivor was fearful, and as soon as she saw the guys leaving, she escaped. Her boyfriend was lying unconscious,” the police added.
The guy regained consciousness at about 6.30 pm and looked around for rags to hide his body. “As he came out of the woods, some citizens of Sinath Nagar saw him. The residents informed the cops about him, as he was bleeding from his forehead,” said the police.