In Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain district, a 30-year-old tribal woman was allegedly gang-raped in front of her minor son during a theft at a windmill installation. The incident took place around midnight on June 18 in the Badnagar area, leaving the survivor and her young child deeply traumatized.
Midnight Attack on a Sleeping Family
According to the victim’s complaint, the family had migrated from Dhar district a week ago and was working as watchkeepers at the farm. On the night of the incident, the woman, her husband, and their 12-year-old son were sleeping in a makeshift hut on the premises. Around midnight, five men arrived at the location and forcibly woke the sleeping family.
The attackers dragged the husband outside the hut and assaulted him at gunpoint. While some members of the group busied themselves stealing wires and cables from a nearby windmill installation, others turned their cruel attention toward the helpless woman. The accused took her and the young boy to a cluster of bushes nearby. One of the men raped her at gunpoint in the presence of her terrified son. Subsequently, two to three of his accomplices also allegedly forced themselves upon her, all while threatening the child with the weapon and ordering him to keep quiet.
Police Register Case, Record Statement Before Magistrate
After the attackers finally left, the family mustered the courage to approach the Badnagar police and lodge a formal complaint. An FIR has been registered against unidentified accused under sections pertaining to gang-rape. “Based on the complaint, a case was registered. The woman’s statements were recorded in front of a magistrate on Saturday. All angles are being investigated,” said Ujjain Superintendent of Police Pradeep Sharma.
The SP added that a medical examination of the woman and her husband was conducted, which showed no visible external injuries. Additional Superintendent of Police Karandeep Singh confirmed that the three men had entered the area with the primary intention of stealing windmill wires. Dedicated police teams have been formed to identify and trace the suspects, and an intensive search operation is currently underway to bring the perpetrators to justice. The case has once again highlighted the extreme vulnerability of migrant families working as guards in isolated rural areas.
