An 18-year-old woman alleges that her husband repeatedly locked her inside a rented house and allowed three friends to sexually assault her. Police have registered an FIR against the four accused.
An 18-year-old woman from Myanmar has accused her husband of repeatedly locking her inside a rented house in Hyderabad and allowing three of his friends to sexually assault her, according to her police complaint.
The alleged abuse came to light on October 23, when the house owner arrived to collect pending rent and found the property locked from the outside. After breaking open the lock, the owner reportedly helped the woman leave the house.
Woman Alleges Husband Brought Her to India on Promise of Marriage
According to the complaint, the woman, identified as Humaira Tamanna, was living in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, when she met Mohammad Fayaz.
She alleged that Fayaz promised to marry her and brought her to India in May without informing her family. The two reportedly married in Hyderabad three to four days after arriving in the country.
Approximately a month after the marriage, Fayaz allegedly brought three friends—Ahmad Mujeeb, Noor Kamal and Zia-ur-Rehman—to stay at the rented house. The complaint describes the three men as natives of Myanmar who were living in Hyderabad.
Husband Accused of Locking Woman Inside House
In her complaint, the woman alleged that Fayaz would lock the house from the outside before leaving and allow his three friends to enter the property.
She claimed that the men sexually assaulted her during these incidents. She further alleged that two of them threatened to kill her if she revealed the abuse to anyone.
According to the complaint, fear and uncertainty about where to seek help prevented her from reporting the alleged assaults earlier.
House Owner Discovers Woman Locked Inside
The incident came to light on October 23, when the landlord arrived to collect outstanding rent and found the house locked from outside.
After breaking open the lock, the landlord enabled the woman to leave. She subsequently contacted her family using another person’s mobile phone and was taken to a relative’s house.
On October 26, her relative, Mohammad Rasheed, accompanied her to a police station, where she formally lodged a complaint.
FIR Registered Against Four Accused
Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Fayaz and the three men named in the complaint.
The four accused have been charged under provisions relating to rape, wrongful confinement and criminal intimidation, according to the information provided.
The allegations are under investigation. The circumstances of the alleged assaults and the roles of the accused will be established through the police investigation and subsequent legal proceedings.
The accused are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.