PALGHAR: A two-wheeler skid on a deserted stretch of road turned into a night of horror for a 19-year-old woman and her male friend in Palghar’s Talasari area, with police alleging that a group of men intercepted the couple, forced the man to flee and later took the woman to a secluded location where she was allegedly gang-raped.The woman and her friend were returning from Umargaon in Gujarat on Sunday night when their two-wheeler skidded near Amgaon, within the jurisdiction of Talasari police station, police said.Couple falls off bike, men allegedly approachAccording to Talasari police inspector Ajay Gorhad, the couple was spotted by a group of men who were passing through the area.The men allegedly threatened the woman’s friend, following which he fled the spot. Police said the accused then called three more accomplices to the location.The group allegedly forced the woman onto a two-wheeler and took her to Acchad, where she was allegedly gang-raped.Woman reaches police station after alleged assaultFollowing the alleged assault, the survivor approached Talasari police station and lodged a formal complaint.Police registered an FIR under Section 70(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), pertaining to gang rape, along with other relevant provisions.The survivor underwent a medical examination and is currently stated to be stable, police said.One arrested, three detained as hunt continuesPolice teams were deployed to trace those allegedly involved in the crime after the complaint was registered. Senior police officials, including Palghar SP Yatish Deshmukh, visited the crime scene as investigators began examining the circumstances of the incident.Police have arrested one person and detained three others in connection with the case, while a search is underway for the remaining accused.Investigators are now working to establish the roles of each of the accused and piece together the events from the time the couple’s two-wheeler skidded near Amgaon to the alleged abduction and assault at Acchad.
