Husband Orchestrates Wife’s Gang Rape, killed by Five Brothers

The orchestrator of the crime is alleged to be the victim’s husband, who is presently residing in Dubai. Uttar Pradesh Police have apprehended four individuals on charges of collectively raping and murdering a woman before disposing of her body in a water tank in Fatehpur.

The incident came to light on January 20, when locals reported spotting the body of a woman in a naked condition, inside a water tank at an under-construction building. Upon reaching the spot, the police said they found bottles of soft drinks and some eatables. The four arrested accused were Rohit Lodhi, Ramchandra alias Puttu, Shivam alias Pancham, and Sonu Lodhi. A fifth accused in the case, Nanku Lodhi, was on the run.

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The husband was the main culprit

Upon being interrogated, the accused said they raped the woman, who had gone to her parents’ home, on the pretext of taking her to a fair. Later, they crushed her face with bricks to conceal her identity, they told police.

The entire episode, the accused told police, was planned by their brother (the woman’s husband), who also offered them cash. Meanwhile, the efforts to arrest the man and the fifth accused were underway. The body of the woman was sent for postmortem, which confirmed gang rape. The report also confirmed the woman died of grievous head injuries and excessive bleeding, the police said

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