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3 arrested for raping minor

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Press Trust of India Meerut
Police arrested three persons for the kidnap and gangrape a minor girl in TP Nagar here, while a hunt has been launched for one more accused.

Tinu, Tinku and Anshul were sent to 14-day judicial custody after they were arrested, while a hunt is on for their accomplice Deepak, TP Nagar Inspector Mehar Singh said today.

According to the statement of the girl, she was abducted on Wednesday from a grocery by Tinu, of Ucha village in Muzaffarnagar district, and taken to an empty field where his friends Tinku, Anshul and Deepak gang raped her, the officer said.

After not being able to find the girl, relatives found her unconscious body at her residence, he said.
 

Upon examination, rape was confirmed on the minor, Singh said.

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First Published: Nov 15 2013 | 10:55 PM IST

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