Two minor girls were allegedly gang-raped by four youths in Dharamjaigarh on Wednesday morning.All the four accused in the case have been arrested, informed Superintendent of Police, Raigarh, Rahul Bhagat.
The incident occured around 4 am when the girls were returning to their house after visiting a fair at Dhoram village under Gharghoda police station, Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Gharghoda, Rama Patel informed The Pioneer over phone. Both the girls who are residents of Rumkera village had gone to the fair held at Dhoram village about 2 kms from their village on Tuesday.
The victims were on way to their homes along with two of their brothers when the accused nabbed them and took them to an isolated place. The accused were following victims from the fair, the SDOP claimed.
“The accused after overpowering girls, beat up the boys who were accompanying them and forced them to run away. They then forcibly took the girls to forest nearby. The accused roughed up both the girls and one by one allegedly raped them,” the SDOP maintained.The victims somehow reached home and narrated the story before their parents. The matter was then reported to Gharghoda police following which all accused were rounded up, SDOP said.
The accused have been identified as Rajendra Kumar Mishra, Mukesh Behra, Raju Shau and Karan Bhagat, all residents of Tamnar region. They have been charged under relevant Sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) along with Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012. The medical examination of girls and accused have been performed and the report is awaited, SDOP informed.