Telangana Woman Gang-Raped Near Temple In Nagarkurnool, 6 Detained

The 30-year-old woman, along with a relative, went for darshan at the temple on Saturday night. Following darshan, they decided to stay at the temple.

Representational Image | A 30-year-old woman was gang-raped by unknown individuals at Sri Anjaneya Swamy Temple in Telangana.

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A woman from Telangana was reportedly gang-raped by unknown individuals while visiting Sri Anjaneya Swamy Temple for darshan in Urkondapeta, Nagarkurnool district.

The incident took place on Saturday night, but the incident came to light after police began questioning a few people, apart from taking a few others into custody. The 30-year-old woman, along with a relative, went for darshan at the temple on Saturday night. Following darshan, they decided to stay at the temple.

Around midnight, when she went to relieve herself in the bushes in the vicinity of the temple, the attackers ambushed her and dragged her into the bushes. When her relative attempted to intervene, he was assaulted and tied to a tree, according to a report by Telangana Today.

Later, the perpetrators gang-raped the woman and fled from the scene. Following the incident, the Urkonda police launched an investigation and detained six individuals. Reports indicate that a total of eight people were involved in the crime, with two suspects still at large.

In addition, Inspector of Kalwakurthy Police Station told news agency ANI, "A woman who visited the Hanuman temple in Urkondapeta, under Kalwakurthy police station limits in Nagarkurnool district, was allegedly sexually assaulted by eight individuals. The incident has been reported, and we have registered a case. We are currently investigating the matter, and more details will be provided later."

Nagarkurnool, Telangana | A woman who visited the Hanuman temple in Urkondapeta, under Kalwakurthy police station limits in Nagarkurnool district, was allegedly sexually assaulted by eight individuals. The incident has been reported, and we have registered a case. We are…

— ANI (@ANI) March 31, 2025

60-Yr-Old Man Attempts To Rape Woman In UP

Separately, in a shocking incident, a village panchayat in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar allegedly ordered an elderly man to be thrashed with shoes after he was accused of eve-teasing a 26-year-old woman, police said on Monday (March 18).

The incident occurred on March 15 in Mahavalipur, Charthawal area, when the woman had gone to relieve herself, and the 60-year-old accused allegedly harassed her.

It is being told that the victim girl of the Kashyap community had gone outside the village to throw cow dung. It is alleged that during this time, the old man named Tirathpal of Jat community forcibly took the girl to the room of a tubewell built in a nearby field, where he tried to rape the girl.

However, the victim somehow managed to escape from the clutches of the accused and reached her home and told her family about the incident. The victim's family reached the police station and gave a written complaint letter against the accused and demanded action, while a local panchayat was also held in the village after the incident.

The panchayat ordered that Tirathpal be beaten with five shoes as punishment, however, the accused's uncle settled the matter by hitting Tirathpal with two shoes.