UP: 18-year-old Ballia woman raped repeatedly on promise of marriage

Ballia (UP), Sep 22: An 18-year-old woman was allegedly raped repeatedly over a period of six months on the promise of marriage by a youth of the same age here, the police said Tuesday.

They said the woman and the accused belonged to neighbouring villages under Gadawar police station. Station House Officer Anil Chandra Tiwari said Tuesday the woman was allegedly beaten up and raped again by the accused when she mounted pressure for marriage.

He said an FIR has been registered on the complaint of an uncle of the woman and the accused arrested.

The woman has been sent to the district hospital for a medical examination, he added.