India, Aug. 7 -- Four men were arrested on Thursday for allegedly gang raping a 20-year-old woman and assaulting her male partner in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi, police said.

The four suspects - Lole Yadav (21), Krishna Murari Rawat (31), Vikas Rawat (27), and Dhiresh Vishwakarma (27) - are all residents of rural areas of Sidhi.

The woman had gone to Badhaura Shiv temple with her partner on Tuesday. While returning, they had parked their bike in a forest area of Kathoutha to click pictures, superintendent of police (SP) Ravindra Verma said.

"The four accused, who were roaming in the forest, struck the man on his head with a cane causing him to fall down. Two of the accused then dragged the woman into the forest, followed by others. She was ...