Two persons were arrested on the charges of sexually exploiting a 16-year-old girl in Pendra block of Bilaspur district, police said on Saturday.The incident happened at Matiyadand village falling under the limits of Kotmi police outpost under Pendra police station on late Friday night, Kotmi outpost in-charge Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Shiv Singh Baxal informed.According to the police, the accused who are cousins of the victim, reportedly sexually assaulted her.The incident happened when the victim girl was alone in her house.
“One of the accused Ramgarib Sumer entered the house and gagged victim’s mouth with a cloth. He then forcibly took the girl out of house where another accused Khemchand Sumer was waiting. He took the girl to a distance place in field. Khemchand then allegedly sexually assaulted her” the ASI said.On Saturday morning, the victim informed her relatives about the incident and then it was reported to the police.Following the complaint of relatives and statement of the minor victim girl, police launched an intensive search for the accused duo and were able to nab them on Saturday.Police has booked the accused duo under the Section 376(G) (gang rape), 506 (criminal intimidation) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Protection of Child from Sexual Offence Act-2012.