Thirty year old woman gets raped by a man at knifepoint in Kulhedi

A 30-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a man at knifepoint in a garden, where her husband was a caretaker, in Kulhedi village here, police said Saturday.

According to a complaint lodged by the woman's husband, Khalil Ahmad raped her at knifepoint in the garden Friday, SHO VC Tiwari said.

The husband, who was a caretaker of the garden and lived with his wife there, said he was not present there when the incident took place, the SHO added.

A case was registered against Ahmad who was absconding. The woman was sent for medical examination, the official said.