A 26-year-old woman’s dream of joining the Home Guard in Bihar’s Bodh Gaya turned into a horrific ordeal on July 24, 2025, during a physical test overseen by government officials at the Bihar Military Police grounds. She collapsed from heat and exhaustion amid hundreds of candidates and authorities tasked with her safety, only to be allegedly gang-raped by ambulance driver Vinay Kumar and technician Ajit Kumar inside a moving vehicle en route to Anugrah Narayan Medical College. The failure of officials to protect her, despite their presence, exposes a critical breach in a state-run event, casting a dark shadow on women’s safety under official supervision.
Police arrested the two accused within hours after her complaint at Bodh Gaya station, deploying a Special Investigation Team with forensic experts to analyze CCTV footage showing the ambulance’s diverted route. Reported on July 26, the case has intensified scrutiny, with reports noting the absence of female attendants despite an all-women candidate pool, a lapse attributed to the organizing officials. The arrests offer some justice, but the incident underscores a troubling vulnerability, sparking demands for stricter safety measures to shield women in government-led programs from such betrayals.
