Overview
- The incident occurred on January 6 in Bikaner’s Napasar area, where two men allegedly forced the student into a car while she was on her way to school.
- Villagers in a neighbouring area stopped the vehicle after growing suspicious, helped the student out, and the assailants fled.
- An FIR was filed on January 11 at the Napasar police station under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 70(1) (gang rape), 140(3) (abduction) and 351(3) (criminal intimidation).
- Police say one accused has been identified as Hansarj Saraswa, the second remains unidentified, no arrests have been made, and a manhunt is underway.
- A medical examination has been conducted and investigators are awaiting the report, while reports differ on the student’s age and the complaint mentions possible involvement of other locals.