Two women from Chittagong were allegedly gang-raped on a boat while crossing over to Gaighata in West Bengal’s North 24-Parganas yesterday, reports the Times of India.
According to police, the two women, aged 18 and 20, left home in the morning accompanied by a local youth, who allegedly promised them jobs in Kolkata.
After boarding a boat from Daulatpur, the youth and two boatmen allegedly gang-raped the victims while crossing the Ichhamati River, the report said.
BSF personnel, posted at the Angrail camp of the paramilitary force, rescued the two and handed them over to police.
The victims told they police they were thrown off the boat near the border fencing in Gaighata after being raped, where the BSF team rescued them and handed them over to Gaighata police after giving them first aid.
Police took the girls to Bongaon sub-divisional hospital where they are currently receiving treatment. A medical test has also been conducted to establish if their claims of sexual assault are true.
