Outrage in India as mother-of-three is abducted and gang-raped in moving van for two hours then thrown onto the road as the vehicle sped along
The horrific attack took place overnight from Monday into Tuesday after the married woman was waiting for transport to return home in Faridabad, near Delhi.
By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER
Published: 11:44 GMT, 31 December 2025 | Updated: 11:53 GMT, 31 December 2025
A mother-of-three was gang-raped for more than two hours inside a moving van before being thrown onto the road in India, police have said.
The horrific attack took place overnight from Monday into Tuesday after the married woman was waiting for transport to return home in Faridabad, near Delhi.
According to police, a van stopped and two young men lured the woman inside after promising to drop her home.
Instead, the vehicle was driven towards Gurgaon Road, where she was allegedly raped repeatedly.
The woman is believed to have been held inside the van for around two-and-a-half hours, during which time the attackers continued to assault her and threatened her when she tried to resist.
At around 3am, she was thrown out of the moving vehicle near Raja Chowk in SGM Nagar, suffering severe facial injuries. She was left bleeding heavily at the roadside.
The victim repeatedly tried to call her sister.
When her sister returned the call and realised what had happened, family members rushed to the scene and took the woman to hospital, where she was admitted in a critical condition.
Doctors later applied 10 to 12 stitches to her face.
A mother-of-three was gang-raped for more than two hours inside a moving van before being thrown onto the road in India, police have said
At around 3am, she was thrown out of the moving vehicle near Raja Chowk in SGM Nagar, suffering severe facial injuries. She was left bleeding heavily at the roadside. The victim repeatedly tried to call her sister
When her sister returned the call and realised what had happened, family members rushed to the scene and took the woman to hospital, where she was admitted in a critical condition. Doctors later applied 10 to 12 stitches to her face
While her condition is now stable, police said the woman remains in a state of shock and has not yet been able to give a formal statement.
In her complaint, the victim’s sister said the woman had called her the evening before the attack, at around 8.30pm, saying she had argued with her mother and was going to stay at a friend’s house.
She told her sister she would return home within three hours.
The woman, who has three children, is married but lives separately from her husband due to a domestic dispute.
Police confirmed that both suspects have been arrested and that the van used in the attack has been recovered. An investigation is ongoing.