Minor abducted, gangraped; two arrested

Tribune News Service

Panchkula, July 13

A 15-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and gangraped by five men near the railway crossing at Sector 19 here. Two labourers, Lalit, alias Ladi, and Amit, alias Ganja, have been arrested in this connection while three others, who are yet to be identified, are at large.

According to the police, the incident occurred on June 29. The victim was lured by one of the accused to accompany him. She was taken away from near the Amartex shop in Sector 20 to a room at the railway crossing.

The minor girl alleged that the accused kept her throughout the night and sexually exploited her along with another man. The other men joined the accused and exploited her the next night.

After confining her for two nights, they dropped her in the city and threatened her not to report the matter to anybody. The girl, who was in a shock, recently told her mother about the incident after which a police complaint was lodged.

“We have registered a case under Sections 363 (kidnapping) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC and Section 6 of the POCSO Act. Two of the accused have been arrested while a hunt is on to nab the other three,” said Balwinder Bali, SHO of the Mahila police station.

The victim lives in a slum area while the accused are daily wage workers.