May be due to the matriarchal nature of the society traditionally the North-Eastern states of India have lower rates of crimes against woman but this pride is going to be hollowed soon by the reports of rape those are increasing in numbers in the region. When the entire country is outraged over the gangrape of 23 year old girl in the national capital Delhi, another horrific incident of rape has been reported. This time it is from Tripura.

A housewife was stripped naked, gangraped and battered in full public glare in Tripura, police said on Saturday. "A 37-year-old woman was gang-raped at Bishalgarh in western Tripura Wednesday night. After the rape, the women was stripped naked, brutally beaten up and then tied to a tree," a police official told reporters.

Based on the victim's complaint, police immediately swung into action and arrested seven people. However, three more accused, including the main one, are still away from the grip of law.

(Aw-Jyotishman)