Meerut rape: Two more accused arrested

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Press Trust of India Meerut
Last Updated : Aug 22 2014 | 11:50 PM IST
Two accused wanted in connection with the alleged gangrape and religious conversion of a 20-year-old woman here were arrested today, police said.
One of the accused Naveen was arrested from Freeda village in Kharkhauda area here on a tip-off, while the other accused Shanu surrendered in a court, a police spokesman said.
Both were presented before a court which remanded them to 14-day judicial custody, he said.
With these arrests, the total number of arrests in the case has reached ten, he added.
In a complaint, the woman's father had alleged that his daughter was abducted on July 23 and taken to a madrassa in Kharkhauda, where she was raped by some of the accused.
They also forcefully made her sign some papers related to religious conversion, he had alleged.
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First Published: Aug 22 2014 | 11:50 PM IST

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