Guj: Three Arrested for Kidnapping, Raping 14-year-old Girl
Three persons were arrested today in Bardoli town of Surat district for allegedly kidnapping and gang-raping a 14-year-old girl, the police said.
Surat, Apr 29 (PTI) Three persons were arrested today in Bardoli town of Surat district for allegedly kidnapping and gang-raping a 14-year-old girl, the police said.
They said accused Naresh Jaware, along with his accomplices, Akash and Chhotu, had, on Thursday, kidnapped the victim and raped her after taking her to a desolate place in Bardoli town.
"The victim was returning home from a shop on Thursday evening when the trio approached her and offered to drop her home in an autorickshaw," a police official said.
"The autorickshaw took a detour and then the three forcibly took her to a building in a nearby market and raped her on the first floor there," the official said.
The official said Jaware and the victim were known to each other.
"An FIR was lodged with Bardoli police on Thursday by the victim's uncle. Further investigations are underway," the official said.
The FIR was lodged under various sections of the IPC including 363 (kidnapping), 366 (kidnap a woman to compel her to marry), 376 (rape), and various relevant sections of the POCSO Act, he said.
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