Shamshad, wife of Abdul Basheer, a resident of Paddandadka near Venur in Belthangady taluk accused certain Naushad and Farooq, residents of Gantalkatte of raping her after taking her to an isolated place on Monday, July 18 evening.
Mother of three children, Shamshad was admitted to a private hospital in the city with injuries on Wednesday, July 20.
She said that her neighbor Semiya, wife of one Aliabba had taken the gold jewellery from her some eight months ago to attend a marriage function with a promise to return by the same evening. However, she did not return them despite repeated requests.
She alleged that Semiya had handed over her gold to her friend Riyaz, who is also a native of Paddandadka.
Shamshad said that on June 30, Semiya invited her for a 'compromise meeting', in which two strange people- Naushad and Farooque-were also present.
Later, when she had been to Moodbidri on July 18, for her son's treatment, Naushad and Farooq, approached her and asked to accompany them to meet Riyaz, promising to arrange for the return of jewellery.
“After convincing me, the duo engaged an auto-rickshaw and took me to an unknown location, where the auto-driver stepped down and one among the duo continued to drive till reaching a forest area near Gantalkatte, where they both assaulted and gang-raped me,” she said.
The victim's husband Abdul Basheer said that after that incident Shamshad was in shock. “Her health continued to deteriorate and today we decided to admit her to hospital,” he said.
However, the victim is yet to lodge a complaint with police.
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