: Two women were allegedly gangraped by more than half-a-dozen dacoits at a factory in Haileymandi here on Sunday.
According to the police, the dacoits struck at the factory around midnight, when the women along with their families and other workers were sleeping there.
Factory owner Pritam told The Hindu that the dacoits took the security guard hostage at gunpoint and forced him to open the gate.
Workers thrashed
“The culprits then tied him up and went to the accommodations of the workers and forced them to open the doors. Armed with weapons, the dacoits beat up the male workers and tied them up. They then took turns to rape the two women,” said Pritam
He added that the dacoits stayed inside the factory for more than three hours after committing the crime. “They consumed liquor and cooked chicken inside the factory. The workers were traumatised, and called me up more than 30 minutes after the dacoits left,” said Pritam.
Jewellery, cash robbed
Gurugram Police Commissioner Sandeep Khirwar, who visited the spot, said the dacoits made off with ₹40,000 and some jewellery of the two women.
The medical examination of the victims have confirmed rape.
A case has been registered under different sections of the Indian Penal Code and under the Arms Act at the Pataudi police station.
“Local gangs could be involved in the crime. Efforts are being made to nab the accused,” said Assistant Sub-Inspector Pawan Kumar.
