Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, Mar 15: The police has arrested three persons in connection with the gang rape of a woman in Mandi area of Poonch district.
Official sources said that the woman was allegedly raped by the three in an abandoned house at Seri Chohana in Mandi area last month. The victim had lodged a complaint in Mandi Police Station on March 11, alleging that Gultaj Ahmad, an acquaintance of her allegedly raped her along with two of his friends.
She alleged that Ahmad had called her to his place in Seri Chohana on February 21 to discuss marriage and took her to a nearby abandoned house. Ahmad also called two of his friends Ajaz Ahmed and Shakeel and all of them raped her during the night, the woman alleged,
The victim also alleged that the accused threatened to kill her if she told anyone about the incident. The police arrested the accused. Further investigation into the matter was in progress.