Five arrested for allegedly gang raping class 10 girl in MP’s Shahdol

According to the complaint, police said, the accused gang-raped her when she was with her friend on Monday night and also shot an obscene video of the minor with her male friend and threatened her with dire consequences

Published on: May 8, 2024, 19:06:16 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh police have arrested five people in connection with the gang rape of a class 10 girl student in Shahdol district, officials said.

Police said that the accused were arrested from different areas in Umaria and Rewa districts in the wee hours on Wednesday.

The action was taken based on the complaint filed by the family members of the 15-year-old girl on Monday night, said police.

According to the complaint, police said, the accused gang-raped her when she was with her friend on Monday night and also shot an obscene video of the minor with her male friend and threatened her with dire consequences.

Following the complaint, police swung into action and, within 36 hours of the incident, arrested five accused, said Kumar Prateek, superintendent of police (SP), Shahdol.

“On Monday night, the girl was going home from coaching, and she met a friend on the way and both went for a walk when around five youths took the girl to a nearby forest and beat up the girl’s friend. They later gang-raped the girl and also made a video of her with her friend and threatened the girl of posting this video on social media if she complained”, said SP Prateek.

Police said the rape survivor was taken to the hospital by the parents after she shared the ordeal with them, and the hospital doctor confirmed the gang rape after examining the minor.

Meanwhile, a joint team of the Shahdol district administration and municipal body on Wednesday demolished the “illegally constructed houses” of the accused persons in Kalyanpur village.

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Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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