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Dalit teen gang-raped in Haryana's Panipat, suspects arrested

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh

A 15-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by two men in Haryana's Panipat district following which the suspects were arrested, police said on Saturday.

The girl was going to a tuition centre on her scooter on Friday evening when two men waylaid her and then took her to a secluded place in their car, an official of the Model Town police station said.

She was given something laced with sedatives before being gang-raped the official said, adding the girl was allegedly raped in the car.

The two suspects -- Ashish and Vishu -- have been arrested, Panipat Superintendent of Police Sumit Kumar said.

 

A case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the SC/ST Act was registered against the two. The victim's medical exam would be conducted at the civil hospital, police said.

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First Published: Jan 25 2020 | 7:10 PM IST

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