Pregnant woman raped at knife point in Maharajganj; accused flee threatening family members

Maharajganj: In a shocking incident, a six-month pregnant woman was raped at knifepoint in Maharajganj district of Uttar Pradesh. The incident took place in Paniyara village of the district. 

Meanwhile, police have initiated a probe into the incident after a complaint from the victim. 

According to the victim, she was sleeping at her home on Monday night when a man barged into her house by scaling a wall and put a knife on her throat. He then threatened to kill her if she raised an alarm and raped her, said a report in Hindi daily Hindustan. 

The accused is said to be a neighbour of the victim. The victim said she is 6-month pregnant. The woman screamed in pain when she was raped by the accused. 

Hearing her cries, her mother-in-law came to the room and caught hold of the accused. Local residents also gathered at the house after hearing the commotion and called the police. In the meantime, the accused fled from the clutches of the woman after pushing her hard.

"We have received a complaint and probing the matter. Strict action will be taken against the accused," said Dilip Singh, SO, Pinayara. 

Pregnant woman killed for dowry

In another incident from Meerut district, a 22-year-old pregnant was allegedly beaten to death by her in-laws for not bringing dowry. The incident took place in Nanglasahu village under Bhawanpur police station. 

The accused in-laws later fled the spot. The village head informed the police about the murder. Later, the victim's family reached the village and conducted a search in the house of some villagers. 

The girl, a resident of Lisari Gate in Meerut, was married to one Rashid around 10 months ago.  The girl's father said her in-laws used to harass her and demanded Rs 5 lakh as dowry. Upset after not getting the money, they allegedly beat her to death.