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15-year-old girl abducted, gang-raped in Punjab

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Press Trust of India Batala (Pb)
A 15-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by three persons at Jaura Singha village here, police said today.

According to the victim's complaint, one Dharam Singh, a resident of the same village and two of his accomplices barged into her house on the intervening night of September 17 and 18 when the girl and her grandmother were asleep, they said.

The trio allegedly sprayed some chemical on the girl and her grandmother following which they fell unconscious. The girl was then taken to Dharam Singh's house where she was allegedly gang-raped, police said.

A case was registered yesterday against Dharam Singh and two others. All three of them are absconding, they said, adding medical examination of the girl was conducted today.

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First Published: Sep 21 2015 | 12:42 PM IST

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