Woman gangraped by cleric, aide inside mosque in UP

A woman was allegedly gangraped by a Muslim cleric and his associate inside the premises of a mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur. The purported incident took place on April 15.

The woman has claimed that she was brought to the mosque by the cleric's aide under the pretext of her child's treatment.

"He told me that there was a cleric who would treat my child so that his health would never deteriorate again. So I went there," she said.

The woman claims that she and her son were misled into drinking water laced with sedatives by the cleric at the mosque. According to her, they both lost consciousness upon consuming the water.

The woman has alleged that the cleric and his aide raped her while she was unconscious and also filmed a video of the horrific act. She also said that the duo threatened to make the clip viral if she told anyone about their crime.

She has also accused the police of ignoring her complaint and pressuring her into silence. The woman later approached a senior official, who has assured an investigation and appropriate legal action in the matter.

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(Based on inputs from Rahul Kumar)

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