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Three arrested for allegedly raping minor girl

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Press Trust of India Rourkela

Three persons, including two minors, were arrested on Sunday in connection with the alleged gangrape of a tribal girl in Odishas Sundargarh district, police said.

The incident took place on Friday evening at Tensa under Lahunipada area after the accused forcibly took the minor girl inside a nearby forest and allegedly raped her, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Abakash Routray said.

The arrest was made on the basis of a police complaint lodged by the girl, he said.

The girl in her complaint alleged that one of the accused offered her a lift in a two-wheeler but veered towards the forest where the other two joined him and committed the crime, the ASP said.

 

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First Published: Nov 17 2019 | 6:40 PM IST

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