Rajasthan Agniveer arrested as main accused in minor's gang-rape

ALWAR: A 23-year-old Agniveer from Rajasthan's Alwar has been arrested from his army base in Uttarakhand for alleged involvement in the gang rape of a minor in his home state, police said. The survivor's father had sought Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma's intervention.

Bhavesh, also known as Saurabh, was taken into custody with the assistance of the army authorities, Alwar SP Anand Sharma said.

Bhavesh was a trusted acquaintance from the survivor's family in Alwar's Kathumar area, said circle police officer Jogender Singh Rajawat. Rajawat was among the two cops who travelled to Uttarakhand to nab the Agniveer. Bhavesh is accused of having lured the minor away to an isolated location and raped her with and along with five accomplices over two weeks ago.

The girl's father lodged a complaint and the FIR was filed on July 12.


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