UP Shocker: MMS goes viral on WhatsApp, gangrape victim commits suicide

Lucknow, Jan 14: Police beefed up security in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh fearing a possible clash. According to officers, security has been increased at the region as a woman, who was gangraped, committed suicide and the victim and the four accused belonged to different castes.

The 40-year-old woman, who was a nurse working with Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA), was gangraped when she was on her way back to home. The accused allegedly filmed the entire heinous act and circulated it on messaging app WhatsApp.

Police have already arrested the main accused and the cops have been looking for three other accused who currently are on run.

It has been reported that the main accused had asked the victim to check his pregnant wife. While returning from work, the victim was attacked by the main accused and three of his friends.

The victim was in utter shock when she found the MMS, informed her husband. Speaking about the incidents, the husband said, "Shahib, along with three others, raped the woman and also filmed it. She came back and informed me about the crime."

"The accused also called her and threatened her to circulate the MMS. He did so in the evening after which my wife killed herself," he added.

Meanwhile, one police officer was quoted as saying, "We have registered a case and are investigating the matter. Various teams have been formed to nab the other three. We are also awaiting the post mortem report."

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