Three held for rape of minor in Muzaffarpur village

PATNA: Three people, including a couple were sent to judicial custody on Thursday for alleged gang-rape of an 11-year-old girl at a village under the Kanti police station area in

Muzaffarpur district

.

Police said the accused were identified as Chandan Kumar (35), his wife

Sweta

Rani (33) and Deepak Jha (54).

Assistant SP (west) Syed Imran Masood said the girl’s clothes would be sent for forensic analysis. “The girl’s medical examination was conducted on Wednesday and her statement before judicial magistrate would also be recorded soon,” he added.

SHO

of Kanti police station Kundan Kumar said Chandan had reached the girl’s house around 11pm on Tuesday and knocked her door. “Chandan then took the girl to his room and allegedly raped her along with Jha. Sweta was arrested as she allowed Chandan to commit the crime,” the SHO added.


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