Bhadohi (UP), March 30 Two employees of a carpet export company allegedly entered their colleague's rented room here and raped his 32-year-old wife, police said on Monday.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhinav Tyagi said the woman's husband, from the city kotwali area, works at a carpet export firm in the Gopiganj area and lives with his wife in a rented room nearby due to the proximity of his workplace.
The incident took place on March 25, when she was alone at home after her husband had left for work. The accused, Heera Lal (32) and Vivekanand Singh (35), both colleagues of the woman's husband, then entered the house, gagged her, and subjected her to repeated sexual assault, the SP said.
The incident came to light on Sunday evening when the husband returned home, and she told him about what had happened, following which the couple lodged a formal complaint, he said.
An FIR was registered at Gopiganj police station, the officer said.
The woman's medical examination will be conducted on Monday, after which her statement will be recorded before a magistrate, he added.
The SP said both accused had fled the carpet firm's servant quarters after the incident and are currently at large. Efforts are on to trace and arrest them, he added.