Bengal woman dragged to forest, raped during trip with friend; 2 arrested

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A woman tourist was dragged into a forest and allegedly raped by two men while her male friend was tied to a tree and beaten up in Digha in West Bengal's East Midnapore district..

The incident occurred around 11 pm on February 3 when the woman, who was on a vacation with her male friend, was looking for a hotel when the accused approached them and claimed they would book their room at an affordable price...

The woman and her male friend hailed from the Mahisadal area of East Midnapore district, according to sources...

Later, they took them into the forest where they raped the woman and thrashed the man after having him tied to a tree, the investigating officer of Digha police station told India Today TV...

The accused were produced in front of the Kanthi sub-divisional court in East Mindapore district on Monday where the judge ordered a Test Identification (TI) parade..

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