Ghaziabad: Class IX student gang-raped by 2 youths in UP

Ghaziabad, Nov 20: A class IX student was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by two youths in Loni police station area here following which police arrested them.

The girl, aged around 14 years, was abducted and raped by the two 19-year-old youths on Nov 9 after they made her consume sedative-laced cold drink, Deputy Superintendent of Police Anil Yadav said.

On the basis of complaint of victim's father, an FIR was yesterday registered under sections 363 (kidnapping) and 376 (rape) of the IPC and relevant sections of the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act, Yadav said.

The accused duo has been arrested and sent to jail, he said. The victim is undergoing treatment at a hospital and will be discharged soon, he said. Additional force has been deployed in the area as the victim and the accused belongs to different communities, the DSP said.

PTI