The accused assaulted her boyfriend as well…
On Monday, 17 July 2023, the police said, a minor Dalit girl was gang-raped in front of her boyfriend by three college students in Rajasthan's Jodhpur, on Sunday.
The three students assaulted the victim’s boyfriend before taking turns raping her. The accused were arrested a few hours later.
The teenage girl and her boyfriend allegedly eloped from Ajmer on Saturday and arrived in Jodhpur by bus around 10:30 pm.
They went to a guest house in search of a room, but left after the caretaker misbehaved with the girl, senior police officer Amrita Duhan said.
While the couple was standing outside the guest house, the three accused -- Samandar Singh, Dharampal Singh, and Bhatam Singh -- approached them and befriended them by offering food and promising to find them a place to stay.
At 4 am on Sunday, the accused tricked the two into going to the hockey ground at the old campus of JNVU by telling them that they would take them to the railway station.
After reaching the ground, the three students assaulted the boy, gang-raped the minor girl, and fled the spot, the police said.
The three made a hasty retreat as morning walkers began to arrive on campus. The girl's boyfriend sought help from them, who then called the police.
Within a few hours, the police launched a search for the accused, deploying a dog squad and a Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team, and with the help of CCTV footage.
The three were tracked down at a house in Ganeshpura in Jodhpur. They tried to escape but fell and got injured.
Two of them fractured their legs, and the third sustained an injury to his hand, Ms. Duhan said.
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