An FIR has been registered and all three accused, who are private taxi drivers, have been arrested, the police said.Three men have been arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl, police said. Initial investigation revealed that one of the accused is her friend and the incident took place on July 6 when the girl went for an outing with him and his two friends, police said. An FIR has been registered and all three accused, who are private taxi drivers, police said.
“We have recorded the girl’s statement under CrPC section 164 and further investigation is on,” said DCP (Southwest) Manoj C.
The DCP said they received a call from a hospital around 4 am on July 8 from the girl’s father, who said she was molested by three men. “He informed police that on July 6, around 8.30 pm, his daughter went with three persons in a car. When they came back the next day, she revealed her ordeal to her parents,” he added.
“The girl was taken to the hospital late at night and on examination through a counsellor, she revealed that two known men, who had met her on July 6, offered her a ride in their WagonR. They took her to an isolated place where two men raped her inside the car. She was medically examined and a case has been registered under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the IPC,” he said.
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