Four youths, including two minors, were arrested in connection with gang rape of a 15-year-old girl that occurred on July 17 in Deendayal Upadhyay Nagar, informed DD Nagar Station House Officer, Anup Naagon Sunday.
The accused have been identified as Rakesh Kumar (18), Vijay Kumar Verma (21) and their two minor associates (both 17-years-old) all residents of Deendayal Upadhyay Nagar informed SHO talking with The Pioneer over phone. According to police, the incident happened on July 17 while the girl was returning from her school in Rohnipuram area when the accused stopped her and took the victim to a secluded place and gang-raped her. later the girl somehow reached home and informed her parents about the incident who then lodged complaint with DD Nagar.
After the report was lodged, police started a hunt for the accused after which all of them were arrested, SHO said. “The medico-legal examination also confirmed their involvement in the crime,” claimed the SHO. The accused were later produced in a local court which sent Rakesh Kumar and Vijay Kumar Verma to Central Jail Raipur on judicial remand, while the minors were sent to juvenile home, Mana, SHO maintained.