A Dalit woman was allegedly kidnapped and then gangraped by six youths in Roopgarh village here, police said on Tuesday.

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The victim, a resident of Harsola village in Kaithal district, told police that she went to her relative's house in Roopgarh yesterday evening.

The accused: Chandrasekhar, Manoj, Jitendra, Kala, Sandeep and their another accomplice - all residents of Kandela village - abducted her in a vehicle and took her to a nearby farm where they gang-raped her, SP Abhishek Jorwal said.

When she resisted, they threatened her with dire consequences. She somehow managed to escape from their clutches and reached Sadar Police Station to lodged a complaint, he said. An FIR has been registered against the accused under relevant sections of the IPC and SC and ST Act.

The medical examination of victim has been conducted, he said. PTI Corr DIP