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Two arrested for raping minor in Nerwa
The Class-7 student was sexually assaulted while feeding the cattle
Updated on: May 26, 2020, 16:32:03 IST
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Two persons were arrested for raping a minor girl in Nerwa here on Tuesday.
The Class-7 student was raped by a 40-year-old man on May 8 when she was feeding the cattle in a patch of forest close to her house. On May 10, another 32-year-old man raped her in the same woods.
The girl told her parents about the sexual assaults, after which her parents filed a complaint through the Gudiya Helpline. Subsequently, the police arrested the accused.
Chopal deputy superintendent of police (DSP) said a case had been registered under Sections 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.
