Yet another incident of gang-rape came to the fore here on Wednesday. Three youths were arrested by the police for allegedly raping a girl after beating her accompanying cousin brother and tying him in a tree. The police also sent the accused and victim for medical test and then forwarded the accused to court.
Sources said that when the young unmarried girl of Gangadharpalli of the city and her cousin were passing through the Government Testing laboratory lane at about 8.30 pm on Tuesday, the three youths intercepted them. The accused brandished a Bhujali at them and forcibly took them to an isolated dark place near the laboratory. After tying the boy in a tree, they raped the girl one after another. Before releasing them, the accused also snatched about Rs 600 from the boy’s pocket and injured him with the Bhujali.
After the girl reached her house, she informed the family members about the incident, following which an FIR was lodged at the Raghunathpalli police station.
The arrested youths were identified as Jitendra Rajhans, Susil Das and Rakesh Sahu, all residents of Ambedkar Nagar of the city.