Palanpur: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped in Nava Aspa village,
about 22km from Vadnagar town in Mehsana, late on Thursday night. The accused were identified as Cheraji Thakor and Rohitji.
According to the complaint lodged by the girl, the accused — who live in her locality — targeted her when she went to attend nature’s call at the farm. While Cheraji Thakor allegedly raped her, his accomplice Rohitji gagged her.
Later, the girl’s enraged family members thrashed Thakor. Thakor, who suffered multiple fractures, was taken to civil hospital in Mehsana, said police sub-inspector S J Goswami of the Vadnagar police station. He said that the girl has been sent for medical examination. The accused are yet to be arrested — one is in hospital while other is at large.
Both the accused were booked for rape and under sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.