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Girl, 16, raped by five men onway back home from function

Bareilly: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by five men on her way back home after attending a Ganesh Chaturthi event in a village in Bahedi area of Bareilly on September 19.
The survivor's mother, who was then out of town, learned of the incident when she returned on Saturday evening. Her daughter had multiple injuries on her private parts and was admitted to the district hospital by police. An FIR was registered at Bahedi police station under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Pocso Act against Raja Gupta, Shivam Gupta, Anshul Gupta and two unidentified men. Raja and Shivam were arrested on Sunday.
As per the FIR lodged by the mother, her daughter was returning home around 11pm when the accused forcefully took her to a secluded place and took turns to rape her. They threatened her not to talk about it as they had also recorded the crime.
Additional superintendent of police (ASP) Mukesh Chandra Mishra told TOI, “Five accused were booked under sections 376d (gang rape), 506 (criminal intimidation) of IPC along with sections of 3 and 4 of the Pocso Act. Two accused are in custody and will be produced in court after questioning.”
Bareilly: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by five men on her way back home after attending a Ganesh Chaturthi event in a village in Bahedi area of Bareilly on September 19.
The survivor's mother, who was then out of town, learned of the incident when she returned on Saturday evening. Her daughter had multiple injuries on her private parts and was admitted to the district hospital by police. An FIR was registered at Bahedi police station under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Pocso Act against Raja Gupta, Shivam Gupta, Anshul Gupta and two unidentified men. Raja and Shivam were arrested on Sunday.
As per the FIR lodged by the mother, her daughter was returning home around 11pm when the accused forcefully took her to a secluded place and took turns to rape her. They threatened her not to talk about it as they had also recorded the crime.
Additional superintendent of police (ASP) Mukesh Chandra Mishra told TOI, “Five accused were booked under sections 376d (gang rape), 506 (criminal intimidation) of IPC along with sections of 3 and 4 of the Pocso Act. Two accused are in custody and will be produced in court after questioning.”
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