Mangaluru: A 17-year-old girl got pregnant after allegedly being raped repeatedly by five men in Vittal village in Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district.
It is said that a gang of five men, including a gram panchayat personnel, used to sexually assault the girl continuously, as a result of which she is now six months pregnant.
It is also learnt that members of the gang had threatened the girl not to divulge the matter to anyone.
A case has been registered under Sections 376, 506, and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (ICP), 3(1), W(1), (11) SC/ST Act and POCSO Act, at the police station.
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