A 40-year-old woman has been allegedly raped by two men in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district, police said on Sunday.
The incident took place in a village, located 80 km from the district headquarters.
The woman, who lived with her husband and children in a house at an agricultural field, in her police complaint lodged on Sunday alleged the two men raped her while she was going home two days back, sub-divisional officer of police Sunil Barkade.
The accused, identified as Akash Khangar and Laxman Lodhi, allegedly raped the victim after finding her at a deserted place, the official said, adding the accused also threatened to kill her if she revealed about the incident to anyone.
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The scared woman informed about the offence to her husband on Sunday. She then lodged a police complaint against the two accused, Barkade said.
One of the accused was arrested following the complaint, Begumganj police station in-charge Rajpal Singh Jadon said without specifying the name.
Search was on for the other accused, he said.
A case was registered against the accused under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, he added.
-With PTI Input
