Murthal rapes: Women were stripped, dragged into fields, says eyewitness

Murthal: The first eyewitness in the case of alleged mass gangrape of women on National Highway No 1 during the Jat reservation agitation came forward on Friday saying that the women were assaulted by a group of youngsters who came on motorcycles and dragged into the fields.

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"Some protestors, around the age group of 20-26 years, were seen moving around in two-wheelers. I saw them waylaying women and ripping off their clothes, and dragging them into fields," said the eyewitness.

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When asked if he could identify the culprits, he said, "I can identify them if they are brought forward."

The eyewitness further said that at around 2 pm, while he was struck in the road jam, the miscreants set his truck and other vehicles on fire.

"The women walking on road were advised by protestors to take the village road to escape attack and then they were robbed and raped in the fields," he added.

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The Haryana Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) of Police Rajshri Singh who is heading committee to probe the rape incidents said that if eyewitness comes to them they will record the statement.

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The investigating committee members may be contacted by victims on their mobile phones.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court had taken suo moto cognizance of a report of mass gang rape of women in Murthal near Sonepat on February 22.