Haryana horror: 17-year-old gang-raped in fields; accused threaten to circulate video on social media

GURGAON: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped through the night by three men from her own village who lured her into the fields in Nuh. The accused, all known to the girl from before, allegedly threatened to circulate videos of the incident online if she spoke out, leaving her in fear and isolation.

According to an FIR filed at Sadar Tauru police station on Saturday, the three men -identified as Waseem, Afroz, and another Waseem - allegedly coerced the girl into maintaining contact with them over several months.

Her father told police that the accused had given her a mobile phone and pressured her to stay in touch, warning that any attempt to break contact would result in the release of compromising videos recorded months earlier.

On Friday night, one of the accused allegedly called the girl under the threat of damaging her family's reputation. She was taken to a tubewell in the middle of fields on the outskirts of the village, where they allegedly took turns to assault her sexually.

When the girl did not return home after a couple of hours, her family started to look for her through the night, but to no avail.

"It was around 11 the next morning that the girl returned home and recounted her ordea. There are allegations that the families of the accused threatened the girl and her father," an official said.

A case was registered under relevant sections of the Pocso Act and the BNS, involving charges of aggravated sexual assault, criminal intimidation, and wrongful confinement.

(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)


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