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6th accused held in Jhansi molestation case

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Press Trust of India Jhansi
Last Updated : Jul 25 2018 | 9:10 PM IST

The sixth accused, who was part of a group of youth which allegedly molested a 16-year-old girl and also filmed the act, was arrested here today, police said.

"On the complaint lodged by the girl, a case was registered against the accused. One person was arrested today, taking the number of persons arrested (in this connection) to six," circle officer Moth Thakur Deenpal Singh said.

The incident is said to have taken place around 10 days ago in an area under the Chirgaon police station, he said.

The video shows the girl being molested by a group of boys while dragging her to a forest area. The girl can be seen shouting for help.

DIG (Jhansi zone) Subhash Singh Baghel had yesterday said, "As soon as we got the information about the incident, senior police officials rushed to the spot. The girl seen in the video was located and a written complaint filed."

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First Published: Jul 25 2018 | 9:10 PM IST

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