Gangraped by 4 persons in Bihar
A minor girl was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by four persons over two days in Bihar’s Siwan district, police said.
The incident happened on April 18 when the 12-year-old girl had gone to attend nature’s call.
Based on the complaint, police registered a case under sections 376 D (gang rape) and 342 (wrongful confinement) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and 5/6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) against the accused.
The parents of the class 8 student, in their complaint, stated that the accused abducted, confined, before sexually assaulting her and left her in an unconscious state at the crime spot.
The parents alleged that the accused and their family members prevented them from reporting the crime and pressured them for a compromise.
According to police one accused was arrested while the hunt for the other three is underway.
“The minor will be produced before the court of judicial magistrate on Monday to record her statement under section 164 of CrPC,” police added.
On Sunday the incident came to light when the minor was rushed to a private hospital in a semi-unconscious state where authorities informed police about the incident.
The SHO said that the incident took place at around 9 pm when the girl had left home to attend nature’s call.
For two days four persons allegedly abducted and gangraped her. Police said that the minor was tied to a tree, and she also received burn injuries whenever she raised an alarm.
The girl somehow reached her house on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday and told her parent’s about the incident.
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