Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh): A 15-year-old girl was allegedly held hostage and gang-raped by three minors in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district.
According to the police, the incident took place four days ago and the accused are believed to be the victim's relatives who recorded the heinous crime and uploaded the video across social media platforms.
According to the police, the 15-year-old girl had gone to the field to fetch some vegetables when the minors held her hostage and gang-raped her in the Pahasu area of the district.
Bulandshahr Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) S K Singh told reporters that the police have arrested three minors in this connection.
He said the fourth accused who had posted the video on the internet was also arrested.
The arrests were made two hours after the uncle of the rape victim registered a case with the police on Friday evening, said the police.
The SSP said that the incident occurred on December 3, but the girl kept silent for three days.
She revealed the ordeal only after her video went viral on social media.
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