Khunti gangrape incident pre-planned: NCW

New Delhi: The National Commission for Women said on Thursday the alleged gangrape of five NGO workers at gunpoint in Jharkhand's Khunti district was pre-planned, and it questioned the role of the manager of the school from where the women were abducted.

The five women had gone to Kochang village in the district to create awareness on migration and human trafficking on June 19, when they were allegedly abducted from R C Mission School and later gangraped at gunpoint.

The NCW, which had sent a three-member team to Khunti, cast serious doubts over the conduct of Father Alfonso Aiend, the school manager who reportedly failed to inform authorities about the abduction of the 'nukkad natak' team members.

"He also persuaded the victims to not disclose the facts to anyone. It is, therefore, considered that he has definitely acted contrary to the legal requirements and possibly connived with the accused in committing the crime," the NCW said.