Minor raped at Sarkaghat

Tribune News Service

Mandi, August 22

The police said that a 15-year-old-minor girl was raped yesterday by car-borne youths. According to the police, the incident took place when the victim was coming home from her friend’s house and was waiting for a bus at Morla.

In the meantime, a car, in which three youths were travelling, shoved her inside the car and drove towards Sakaghat. They took her to a secluded room at Sarkaghat and raped her. Later, they abandoned the victim at her village and fled from the scene.

The police declined to share the details of the accused till their arrest.

The accused are still absconding. The police have registered a case under 376 of the IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the investigation is going on.