TNN | Nov 8, 2012, 05.06AM IST
BERHAMPUR: Police on Wednesday said they arrested four teenagers on Tuesday for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl at Raikia in Kandhamal district on October 27. Search is on for two other accused.
Reports said at least six persons had kidnapped the girl while she was returning to her uncle's home after watching a musical show during Durga puja and later raped her. The victim had called up her mother who lives in Bhubaneswar and narrated the incident. On returning to Bhubaneswar, she along with her mother had lodged a complaint with Mahila police on October 31.
The Mahila police transferred the case to Kandhamal police since the incident had taken place at Raikia. "We have arrested four persons and they have confessed to the crime," said G Udayagiri SDPO S Bariha. The accused are aged between 15 and 19 years and school dropouts from Raikia, he said, adding that search is on for the absconding duo.
This is the second incident of gang rape in Kandhamal district during the puja. A minor was raped and murdered at Simanabadi in Daringibadi police station area on October 25. The police had recovered the body from a forest area the following day.
Police had arrested three persons, including a minor boy, for their alleged involvement in the crime. The trio had kidnapped the girl and raped her before killing her inside the jungle on the same night. The incident took place when the victim was going to see a at Simanbadi on the occasion of Durga Puja. The boy, who was spurned by the girl, allegedly raped and murdered the girl to take revenge. The other two accused had assisted him in the crime, police said.
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Reports said at least six persons had kidnapped the girl while she was returning to her uncle's home after watching a musical show during Durga puja and later raped her. The victim had called up her mother who lives in Bhubaneswar and narrated the incident. On returning to Bhubaneswar, she along with her mother had lodged a complaint with Mahila police on October 31.
The Mahila police transferred the case to Kandhamal police since the incident had taken place at Raikia. "We have arrested four persons and they have confessed to the crime," said G Udayagiri SDPO S Bariha. The accused are aged between 15 and 19 years and school dropouts from Raikia, he said, adding that search is on for the absconding duo.
This is the second incident of gang rape in Kandhamal district during the puja. A minor was raped and murdered at Simanabadi in Daringibadi police station area on October 25. The police had recovered the body from a forest area the following day.
Police had arrested three persons, including a minor boy, for their alleged involvement in the crime. The trio had kidnapped the girl and raped her before killing her inside the jungle on the same night. The incident took place when the victim was going to see a at Simanbadi on the occasion of Durga Puja. The boy, who was spurned by the girl, allegedly raped and murdered the girl to take revenge. The other two accused had assisted him in the crime, police said.
Link: Four teens arrested for minor’s rape
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