Man rapes wife with sons, uploads videos on porn site
In a shocking incident in Trombay, Mumbai, a 40-year-old man and his two sons allegedly raped the former's second wife and uploaded videos of the act on a porn site, The Free Press Journal reported. The police reportedly arrested the trio on Saturday and booked them under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The victim married the accused in 2015, and the couple lived in Trombay's Cheeta Camp area with the man's two sons from his first wife.
Mumbai Police says accused intoxicated victim before rape
The Mumbai Police said the accused would give the victim a cold drink laced with an intoxicant, causing her to lose consciousness. He would then push his sons to consume alcohol and rape his wife. He would also record the act on his phone. The victim allegedly told the police she was unaware of the events until she saw some videos on his phone. On Friday, she went to the police with her brother and told them about the crime.
Police arrest trio, uncover 700 porn videos
Soon after the woman's complaint, the police launched a manhunt to nab the three accused. The trio reportedly tried to flee but were caught by the police after their mobile phone location was traced to the Sion Koliwada area. Later, the police found at least 700 porn videos, including those of the victim, on the man's phone. Upon interrogation, he confessed to uploading two videos of his wife's alleged rape on the porn site.
Police invoke strict charges under IPC, IT Act
The police have booked the trio under Sections 376 (rape), 376(2)(n) (committing rape repeatedly on the same woman), 376D (gang rape), and 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) of the IPC. They have also invoked Section 67A (publishing or transmitting material containing sexually explicit acts) of the Information Technology (IT) Act in the case.
Similar incident in Uttar Pradesh
This is not the first such incident where individuals have been accused of sexually assaulting members of their own family. Last year in October, a 30-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh who was allegedly raped by her stepson, husband, and his friends wrote a letter to President Droupadi Murmu seeking death by euthanasia. In her letter, she wrote that she had lost all hope in justice as the police had not arrested any of the accused.
