A 17-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped here by three persons since December last year, following which one of the accused has been arrested.
According to the police, the victim — a Class 12th student of local college in Jaunpur — was held by three accused in the second week of December last year. She was taken to a secluded place where she was gang-raped by the accused, who also made video of the incident. Before setting her free, the accused threatened to defame her by releasing the video and warned her that she would lose her life if any she files a complaint. The accused blackmailed her and sexually exploited the girl for seven months.
However, she eventually reported the incident to her mother on Friday after which a case has been registered. While one of the accused was arrested, efforts were on to nab the remaining culprits.Meanwhile, in another incident from Etawah, a jilted lover allegedly threw acid on a woman in civil lines area. Irfan (25), allegedly threw acid on the woman in Kanshiram colony on Friday evening. She sustained 30 per cent burn injuries. The woman, who separated from her husband, was reportedly having an affair with Irfan for over a year. The SHO said, Irfan called the woman to meet him, but she refused after which he attacked her.