Police on Monday said that a 21-year-old woman was allegedly raped by 10 men near Issewal village on the banks of Sidwan canal, about 15 km from Ludhiana.
On Saturday night, the woman was travelling with a man from Ludhiana to Issewal village when their car was stopped in Jagraon by men on three bikes who were following them, Superintendent of Police (Investigation) Tarun Rattan told reporters. As soon as they stopped, the men started attacking the car with stones and bricks, he added.
The assailants then dragged them out of the car and took them to a vacant spot on the banks of the canal where they called six to seven more persons and raped the woman, said the police. Both the woman and her friend were held there till Sunday, police said.
Medical test of the survivor at the Civil Hospital has confirmed the gang rape, informed officials. A case under relevant sections of the IPC has been registered and police have launched a hunt to nab the accused.