16-year-old Dalit girl gangraped, 1 held

Muzaffarnagar, Feb 24: A teenaged Dalit girl was allegedly gangraped by two men in Haibatpur village here, police said today.

The girl was returning from a programme yesterday when the accused abducted and took her to a vacant house where she was gangraped, SHO Shoeb Khan said.

A case has been registered against the two accused and the police have arrested one person, identified as Pawan Kumar, in this connection, he said.

The minor has been sent for medical examination, Khan said. In another case, 22-year-old girl was gangraped allegedly by four men in the district yesterday, police said.

Police have registered a case against four youths - Imran Munawer, Aftab and Salman - under Titawi police station. The girl was sent for medical examination with proved rape, police said, adding efforts are underway to nab the absconding persons.

PTI