15-yr-old minor girl gang-raped

Moga, July 22: A minor Dalit girl was allegedly gangraped by four men in Chuharchak village of the district, police said on Monday.

According to the FIR lodged with Ajitwal police, the victim was gangraped by four accused on Saturday midnight, who came at her house when her parents were asleep.

Two of the accused gained entry in the house with their faces covered and forcibly lifted her and took her out of the building where two others joined them and took her to a nearby house.

They later raped her there. When the victim turned unconscious they lifted her and threw her near her house and fled.

The victim narrated the incident to her parents and was yesterday taken to Moga Civil hospital for medical examination, which confirmed the sexual assault on her.

Three brothers and a cousin of theirs were booked on charges of gangraping the minor girl, police said. Police said that one of the accused identified as Jagdeep Singh of Chuharchak village has been arrested, while a man hunt is on to nab the others.

PTI