In a shameful incident, a minor girl was allegedly gangraped by three youths on Monday night at Badabisol village here under the Kaptipada police station in Mayurbhanj district.
The three accused gagged her while she was asleep and forcefully dragged her out of home to a nearby canal where they allegedly committed the heinous act, police said.
“Three accused Serala Murmu, Krushna Murmu and Madhia Murmu of the same village have been detained. The statement of the rape survivor will be recorded after a medical examination”, the Kaptipada police station IIC said.
They also threatened to kill her if she informed anyone about the matter, mother of the rape survivor said. “When my daughter tried to scream, they threatened to kill her. The accused belong to our village”, her mother added. However, the locals have demanded stringent action against the accused.