60-year-old Juang tribal woman allegedly gang-raped in Kendujhar district

Kendujhar, Nov 15: A 60-year-old woman belonging to the Juang tribal community was gang-raped in Odisha's Kendujhar district, a source said on Sunday. 

According to the source, the sexagenarian woman had gone to a nearby market on November 10 but did not return home. The following morning, her relatives searched for her and found her lying in a critical condition by a roadside near a forest.

She was initially taken by ambulance to Telkoi Community Health Centre and later shifted to Kendujhar district headquarters hospital before being referred to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Kataka, where she is currently undergoing treatment. 

The son-in-law and daughter of the victim alleged that she was gang-raped by unidentified miscreants near the forest while returning from the market. 

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Her family members said she remains in a critical condition and is unable to speak or open her eyes.

The victim is a widow, the source added.

An FIR has been registered at Telkoi Police Station and the cops have launched an investigation into the incident.