A woman who had earlier filed a gang-rape complaint in Bihar's Begusarai district was allegedly thrown off the roof of a house, from a height of around 15 feet, on the night of Monday, November 9, in an area under Chakiya police station, police said. She sustained serious injuries, including to her head, and is undergoing treatment at Begusarai Sadar Hospital. Headquarters Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Nikhil Kumar said the survivor is out of danger.

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According to the family's account, the accused came near the woman's house on Monday night and allegedly locked the door of her brother's nearby house from outside. When her sister-in-law called her to open the door and she stepped out of her room, two men allegedly grabbed her, took her to the roof and threw her down. The men reportedly fled as local residents began gathering at the spot, and police took her to hospital.

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The family alleges the attack followed months of threats and pressure to withdraw the gang-rape case and reach a compromise. Her husband alleged the family was repeatedly threatened with serious consequences if the complaint was not withdrawn. The survivor also alleged she was pressured over government assistance: she said the accused claimed she had received Rs 35 lakh and demanded the money, while she maintains the only assistance she received was Rs 3 lakh. These are the family's allegations; police say they are being investigated.

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"Based on the victim's statement, an FIR has been registered against two individuals. Acting swiftly, the police have arrested one of the named suspects, Bhogal Kumar, who is currently being interrogated. A search is underway for the second suspect, and all aspects of the incident are being investigated," DSP Nikhil Kumar said. A separate report identified the arrested man as the survivor's neighbour and said he was remanded after his arrest.

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The earlier case dates to the night of June 11, when the woman accused five men of gang-raping her after she stepped out of her house; according to her complaint, the men gagged her and locked her husband inside a room. She was taken to hospital that night and discharged on June 12, but returned days later with continuing pain, and a further medical examination reportedly found foreign objects had been inserted, keeping her hospitalised for several more days, according to Patna Press. Daily Jagran reported that the family also alleges an attempted assault at the home in March this year.

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Patna Press reported that in the June case, a probe team led by a Deputy Inspector General was formed, four of the five accused were arrested and sent to jail, and the station house officer was suspended over alleged negligence in handling the family's initial complaint — the family says it was initially turned away and police acted after the Civil Surgeon alerted them following the medical examination. What happens next in the fresh case turns on the search for the second suspect and on whether police act on the family's protection and pressure complaints, which they say they had raised before Monday's attack.

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