Brothers of Rape Victim take revenge, attacked suspected rapist with dagger in Lanka

Lanka: In a sensational incident, brothers of a rape victim minor girl allegedly attacked one suspected rapist with a sharp weapon in the afternoon hours at Lanka Bazaar area today and surrendered before the police later.

As per reports, two brothers namely Mahar Ali and Tahar Ali attacked one Hazrat Ali alias Waqar with a dagger for allegedly raping their sister on Thursday evening at Amtola area in Lanka.

Following the incident, both the brothers escaped from the spot and surrendered before the Lanka Police Station. On the other hand, suspected rapist Waqar has been shifted to Lankeshwari Hospital under critical condition.

Meanwhile, the victim girl has been sent to Nagaon for a medical checkup.

The entire incident had sparked sensation into the area.

A case has also been registered at Lanka Police Station.

Rape in India

Rape is the fourth most common crime against women in India. According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2013 annual report, 24,923 rape cases were reported across India in 2012. Out of these, 24,470 were committed by someone known to the victim (98% of the cases).

India has been characterized as one of the “countries with the lowest per capita rates of rape”. A large number of rapes go unreported in various countries including India.[7][8] In India, consensual sex given on the false promise of marriage constitutes rape.[9] The willingness to report the rape has increased in recent years after several incidents of rape received widespread media attention and triggered public protest. This led the Government of India to reform its penal code for crimes of rape and sexual assault.

According to NCRB 2015 statistics, Madhya Pradesh has the highest raw number of rape reports among Indian states, while Jodhpur in Rajasthan has the highest per capita rate of rape reports in cities followed by Delhi, the capital city.

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