A minor tribal girl was gang-raped by six youths, including two minors in Amatola village under the limits of Manpur police station, police said here on Thursday. The accused have been arrested, police claimed.
According to the police, the incident occurred while the victim girl was returning home after attending a marriage ceremony in the village during wee hours of Thursday.
The Manpur, Station House Officer (SHO) T S Pattavi informed that the accused caught the girl while she was on way to her home and forcefully dragged her to a forested area near the village and where she was raped by the accused. After the incident, the accused abandoned the victim and ran away from the spot.
The victim then somehow managed to reach her house and narrated the ordeal in front of her parents following which they registered a complaint with the police.
Acting on the complaint, police rounded up all six of the accused, the SHO said. The girl was rushed to Rajnandgaon District Hospital for primary treatment and medico legal examination, the SHO informed.
The accused have been identified as Vijay (22), Fattu (20), Bhunesh (21), Mannuram (22) and two minor boys, all residents of Hadkotola within the limits of Manpur police station. Police have booked the accused under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code.