Minor girl abducted and raped in Rajasthan

A minor girl was abducted while she was grazing her goats in Rajasthan's Churu district, and allegedly drugged and raped over a period of 20-25 days. Her family members filed a complaint against three accused after the victim managed to escape and return home.

Churu (Rajasthan): A 16-year-old girl from Rajasthan's Churu was abducted and allegedly repeatedly gang-raped for close to a month.

According to Bhanwar Singh Rathore, the victim's advocate, the girl was grazing her goats on September 6, when the accused came in a jeep and abducted her.

The girl was then taken to another location in a district, where she was gang-raped over a period of 20-25 days, the advocate said.

The girl somehow managed to escape and returned home, following which her family lodged a complaint at the women's police station in Churu.

Based on the family's complaint, a case was registered against three accused under stringent provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the POCSO Act.

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According to the complaint, the accused drugged the victim by offering her spiked tea before raping her.

Meanwhile, the investigation has been handed over to DSP Shailendra Indoliya.

The police is currently on the lookout for the accused.