Three held for kidnapping, raping minor in Madhya Pradesh

Three persons were arrested today for allegedly kidnapping and gang-raping a minor girl in Katni town, police said.
On February 19, the girl, a student of class VIII, was injured after she fell from an auto at Piproudh while returning from school, Madhavnagar Police Station in-charge Gayatri Soni said.
She was lying on the road and crying, when Guddu Chouhan (35), Bhola Sahu (45) and Shani Yadav (22) on the pretext of taking the girl to hospital allegedly took her to a nearby forest and raped her, the officer said.
They also allegedly shot a video and took her obscene pictures, Soni said.

The girl managed to escape and reached her house on February 22 and narrated the ordeal to her parents, the officer said, adding her parents who had already lodged a missing complaint on February 20, reported the matter to police.
Following this, the trio was arrested and a case under relevant sections of IPC has been registered, police said, adding investigation is underway.