Two minor boys arrested for raping 12-year-old girl

Two minor boys arrested for raping 12-year-old girl

Two minor boys have been arrested in connection with the alleged gangrape of a 12-year-old tribal girl at Harkatta village in Pathergama police station area of Godda district, a senior police officer said.

The girl, who was in the village to attend a social function, had gone out to attend nature’s call on Sunday night when she was gagged, dragged to the bushes and raped by seven youths, Superintendent of Police Rajeev Ranjan Singh said.

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The girl returned home next morning and narrated the ordeal to her mother, who then raised an alarm in the village, he said.

“We registered a complaint based on the girl’s statement. Two of them were apprehended last night and we have launched a hunt to arrest the other accused in the case,” the police official said.

A medical examination has been conducted on the girl and the report is awaited, Mr Singh said, adding that some of those accused in the case were minors.