Jind, October 29: In a shocking incident, a class 12 girl was allegedly abducted and gangraped by six men at Jind’s Julana township on Saturday. According to a report, the accused tied survivor’s hands and threw her in a pond. Two of the accused abducted the girl from her house when she was sleeping and took her to a secluded place in the fields where they gangraped her. Four other men who were present in the fields, also attempted to rape her. Another Incident of Sexual Assault Against Minor: Four-Year-Old Girl Raped in Jaipur By Neighbour.

The accused tied her hands and gagged her and then threw her in a pond when the survivor shouted for help. DSP Pushpa Khatri told Hindustan Times, “The incident happened very close to the victim’s house. As per the complaint received, the relatives of the victim heard her cries for help and noticed the accused throwing her in the pond. They came for her help and saved her life. But the accused managed to flee the spot by then.” Delhi: Minor Sexually Assaulted in School, Case Registered Under POCSO After Father Files Complains.

The police have arrested all the six accused and registered a case against them under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and also under the Prevention of Children From Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act. The two accused identified as Deepak and Praveen have been booked for gangraping the minor, whereas Kapil, Sanjeev, Chhotu and Naseeb, were booked for molestation. All the six accused have been sent to judicial custody on Sunday. Medical examination of the survivor has indicated the possibility of rape.

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