A 43-year-old widow was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by an auto-rickshaw driver and three others in the Tauru area of Haryana’s Nuh district.
According to the FIR available with The Tribune, the incident took place on June 26, 2026, when the victim was returning home after filling out her Special Intensive Revision (SIR) form. The local police have registered a case against four identified suspects under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
According to police, the complainant, a resident of Satlaka in Gurugram’s Sohna, had travelled to Tauru to submit the voter-related SIR form. While waiting near the Tauru police post to catch a ride back to Sohna, she boarded an auto-rickshaw after the driver solicited passengers for her destination. Three other young men were already sitting inside the vehicle.
Instead of heading toward Sohna, the driver diverted the vehicle toward Nuh. When the woman objected, the driver claimed he was picking up another passenger from the bypass. However, before she could protest further, the men took her hostage inside the moving vehicle.
According to the FIR, one of the three men placed his hand over the victim’s mouth to prevent her from raising an alarm. The driver then accelerated and parked the vehicle behind a railway line under the shade of some trees.
The three passengers stepped outside to keep watch while the auto driver pulled down the vehicle’s curtains and assaulted her. The suspects threatened to kill the victim if she screamed.
The survivor managed to break free and escape when the suspects were distracted by the sound of an approaching motorcycle. Before she fled, the suspects taunted the victim, bragging about their identities and village locations to intimidate her into silence.
Despite the threats, the woman reached the Tauru City Police Station and narrated her ordeal. Following a medical examination, a FIR was registered and accused were identified.
The four accused have been identified as Habib alias Bulla, Sakil alias Titu, Niyamat and Sokat. They have been booked under Sections 64(1) (rape), 76 (assault with intent to disrobe), 351(3) (criminal intimidation), and 3(5) (joint liability) of the BNS.
Tauru City Station House Officer (SHO), Inspector Chanderbhan, stated that the auto-rickshaw’s registration details have been recovered. Dedicated police teams are currently conducting raids to arrest the fleeing suspects.