Agartala, Dec 17: Tripura police have arrested five people in connection with the abduction and alleged gangrape of a 16-year-old girl at a village in South Tripura district.
According to police, the incident took place on December 13 when two persons allegedly took her to a rubber plantation farm from her home.
“Three other persons were waiting for them on the spot after which all of them allegedly gang-raped her after which they dropped her home at night,” said a police official.
The victim after reaching home narrated her ordeal to her mother who then filed a complaint against those involved at a local police outpost under Santirbazar police station on December 14.
“Based on the complaint, a team of police conducted a search and arrested them from different locations. All of the accused were produced before a court on Monday,” said the official.
After they were produced in court, the lawyer of the two accused persons claimed they were minors by showing their Aadhaar cards.
“We have arrested the five accused persons from different places in the district on Sunday based on the complaint. They have been charged for abduction, gang rape and under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act” said a police official.
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