Ranchi police on Tuesday took at least eight persons in custody in connection with the gang-rape of a minor girl in Kamre. Although the incident that took place on Sunday evening when the girl, a resident of Pandra, had gone to visit a temple in Kamre an FIR of rape was registered on Monday evening.
"Eight people have been taken into custody so far. They are being interrogated," said SSP Ranchi Bhim Sen Tuti.
The accused taken in custody in connection with the case are being said to be around 22 years of age with some of them claimed by the police to be minors. The accused were taken in custody on Tuesday morning in a series of raids conducted in Ratu area. While the police are awaiting the final medical report the 16- year-old victim is said to be out of danger.
"A medical board is examining the girl. Her condition is stable now," added Tuti. According to police, the girl went out along with her friend, Nandlal, to visit a temple in Kamre, on the outskirts of the city, on Sunday evening where around eight to nine people, all herdsmen, chased away her friend and forcibly dragged the girl to a secluded place and raped her. The girl after coming out of the clutches of the accused reported the incident to her friend and then to her parents who took the girl to the police for registering a complaint. The incident happened on Sunday evening, however, the girl and their parents approached the police on Monday afternoon. Interestingly, a case could only be registered by 8.30 pm at Ratu PS on Monday evening as the police had to spend considerable time on ascertaining the area of the incident.
"The applicants came with wrong details regarding the area where the incident took place. However, we expedited the things and began raids as soon as a case was registered," maintained Rural SP SK Jha.