A minor girl student of Class 11 was allegedly gang-raped by five youth in a village in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. As per the police, this heinous crime committed with her while she was returning from school. Police have nabbed the five accused within few hours of reporting this incident.
According to the Gangoh ASP Sagar Jain, the girl was on her way home on Monday afternoon, when two youths known to her offered her lift on a motorbike. She boarded the bike, as both the accused were known to her, but they took her to a secluded place, where they, along with three others, gang-raped her.
The accused later took the girl on the bike and left her at a deserted place. She somehow reached the nearby police outpost and reported the incident.
On being informed by the police, the victim’s family members reached the police station and lodged an official compliant. The Police have filed an FIR under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, including 376 (rape) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
The girl has been sent to a government medical college in Meerut for further investigation and treatment. The five accused — Ankur, Aman, Shavej, Sadik and Sarvej — were arrested on Tuesday, the police said.
