Deaf-Mute Woman Gang Raped on deserted road in Uttar Pradesh

A 22-year-old mentally challenged and deaf-mute woman was allegedly gang-raped in Uttar Pradesh’s Balrampur district after being chased by bike-borne men on a deserted road, the horror captured on CCTV that helped identify two suspects, police said on Wednesday, August 13.

The two accused Ankur Verma and Harshit



Pandey were arrested following a police encounter and have admitted to the crime during preliminary interrogation, Superintendent of Police Vikash Kumar.

In the harrowing 16-second CCTV footage, the woman, seemingly barefoot, was seen running on a dimly lit deserted road and men chasing her on motorcycles.