A 17-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by two of her neighbours at knife point in Amanaka locality of the city.
The accused wanted in the case are on the run, informed City Superintendent of Police Azad Chowk, Indira Kalyan on Friday. The CSP informed the The Pioneer over phone that the incident happened on February 1 but fearing a threat of life from the accused, the victim avoided getting the case registered and approached the police only on February 6.
“The minor girl who is a resident of Amanaka locality was called by one of the accused in his house. One of the accused is married and the other accused had told the victim that wife of the other accused had called her home. When the girl went inside the house, the accused Abdul and Bablu overpowered her and raped her,” the CSP said adding that Abdul and Bablu had threatened the girl not to disclose anything or she could face dire consequences.
A case against Abdul and Bablu has been registered with Amanaka police station under Section 376 (G) and relevant sections of protection of children from sexual offence Act 2012. Notably, State Home Minister Ramsevak Paikra on Wednesday had disclosed in Chhattisgarh Assembly that 57 cases of gang rape were registered in the State during year 2013 with the arrest of 161 persons in a written reply.