'We have been beaten very badly. I have injuries all over my body and my daughter too has some injuries,' one of the victims said.
. When the mother and daughter resisted the sexual assault, the attackers allegedly beat them with wooden sticks, shaved their heads in front of the village and paraded them around as punishment. The arrest statuses of the other three men involved in the incident is currently unknown.
"We have been beaten very badly. I have injuries all over my body and my daughter too has some injuries," the mother said of the incident. Recounting the events, the daughter added:"I was alone with my mother around 6:30 in the evening when five men from the neighborhood forcefully entered the house and tried to molest me. When my mother and I protested, they started beating us with a stick and took us outside of the house.", the mother was 48 years old and the daughter 19 at the time of the attack. Their identities have not been released.
Officials from the Bhagwanpur Police Station were still investigating the incident."We have arrested two men till now and looking for the rest three accused in this case. The police is doing its best to give justice to the family and we assure the investigation will be completed soon," Sanjay Kumar, Station House Officer of the Bhagwanpur Police station explained.Incidents of rape and sexual assault against women are rife across many parts of India, particularly in rural areas.
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