The Sadar Police on Wednesday detained three minor boys for allegedly gang-raping a 10-year-old girl in Ganjam district two days back. The accused trio was being interrogated by the police and were forwarded to juvenile court later in the day.
As per reports, the minor girl’s parents are daily wage workers and had gone to Brahmapur on the fateful day.Taking advantage of her parents’ absence, the three boys of her locality entered the house and gang-raped the girl. They later fled the spot after committing the crime.
Subsequently, when her parents returned home in the evening, the victim narrated the incident to them following which a complaint was lodged with the local police. Sadar SDPO Jayant Kumar Mohapatra said that the three accused and the minor girl would be sent for medical examination.