The accused, arrested Tuesday, allegedly held her male friend hostage while they took turns assaulting her. Two among them are habitual offenders with prior criminal record, police say.
Calling it 'rarest of rare' case, Special CBI Judge Rajeev Goyal handed capital punishment to Hemat Chouhan (30), Ayan Chauhan (24), Vinay (36), Jai Bhagwan (31).
Family alleges he was being pressured to withdraw his police complaint against the accused. The 45-year-old's body was found hanging from a babul tree in Khair ka Dera village.
Police say one of the accused's claim that he is a minor has been proved false. All the eight men belong to nearby villages and are unemployed, it is learnt.
The 28-yr-old woman, who was gangraped in Jharkhand Friday night, had covered over 63 countries with her husband including Taliban-ruled Afganistan, before horror she faced in India.
Earlier in the day, an FSL team collected remnants of a helmet and other items from the desolate spot near Kurmahat where the crime occurred. A CID team was also present.
Woman and her partner were on their way to Nepal when they decided to set up camp for the night at Kurumahat under Hansdiha police station area in Jharkhand’s Dumka district.
Leader of Oppn in assembly Amar Bauri said 'Jharkhand is being defamed not only in the country but also abroad. The state is already infamous due to incidents of sexual harassment'.
3 held, including son of man who brought girls' family to work at kiln. Family claims incident took place after they confronted accused for taking illicit videos of one of the girls.
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