Minor Dalit girl gang-raped

Minor Dalit girl gang-raped
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According to police, the girls were allegedly abducted from their schools by the accused and taken to agricultural fields in Banvasa village here where one of them was allegedly gang raped while her 16-year-old sister was sexually assaulted.

Sonipat : A 15-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly gang raped while her minor sister was sexually assaulted by three men, including a relative of the victims, police said on Tuesday.

The accused identified as Ajay, a distant cousin of victims, and his friends Balram and Pradeep were arrested today, Sonipat's Baroda police station Inspector Rajpal said.

According to police, the girls were allegedly abducted from their schools by the accused and taken to agricultural fields in Banvasa village here where one of them was allegedly gang raped while her 16-year-old sister was sexually assaulted.

All the accused were booked under different sections, including 376 (rape), of the IPC, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and SC/ST Act, police said.

The girls were threatened of dire consequences if they disclosed the incident to anyone, police said, adding the victims' statements were recorded before a magistrate.

Meanwhile, a debt-ridden mother "forced" her 29-year-old married daughter to have physical relationship with the lender, police said .

Anthony Joseph Samil (30), an auto-rickshaw driver, has been arrested in this connection, Assistant Police Inspector J B Bhoyar of Manpada police station of Maharashtra told PTI. The woman had taken a loan of Rs 10,000 through her daughter from Samil, he said.

He was demanding repayment of the money from the daughter as the woman was unable to pay it. He allegedly threatened that if the daughter does not repay the loan, he will throw acid on her and also kill her husband, police said.

The daughter reported the matter to her mother who insisted she call Samil home, Bhoyar added. When Samil visited the mother's house, he sexually exploited the daughter.

Her mother supported the crime as she locked the house door from outside, police said. Samil sexually abused the daughter repeatedly since July 13 for the next 22 days.

Following a complaint, a case under section 376 (rape) of IPC was registered in this regard, the officer added. Samil was produced before a court here which remanded him in police custody till August 13, the police officer said. The mother has not yet been arrested, he said, adding investigations are underway.

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