Punjab crime: 16-year-old gangraped in Ludhiana, three juveniles rounded up

In the third gangrape incident in Ludhiana in less than 10 days, a 16-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by five accused, including three juveniles, police said on Tuesday

In the third gangrape incident in Ludhiana in less than 10 days, a 16-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by five accused, including three juveniles, police said on Tuesday.

In the third gangrape incident in Ludhiana in less than 10 days, a 16-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by five accused, including three juveniles, police said on Tuesday. (Representaional illustration)

The police have rounded up the three juveniles after an FIR was registered on the statement of the victim’s mother, who is a resident of the local Kehar Singh Nagar.

The case was registered under Section 376-D of the Indian Penal Code and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act at Haibowal police station.

In her complaint, the woman said that her teenaged daughter was suffering from depression and the accused accosted her and took her to a house in the local Fanta Colony, where they gangraped her on Monday.

She said one of the accused, Sumit Kumar of Fanta Colony, had been stalking the girl. He took her to a house, where his accomplices were present. After committing the crime, they threatened her not to report the matter.

On March 5, two incidents of gangrape were reported in Ludhiana.