Girl gang-raped at gunpoint in Rajasthan: Police

A 16-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by two men at gunpoint in Rajasthan’s Dholpur district earlier this week, police on Wednesday said.

A 16-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by two men at gunpoint in Rajasthan’s Dholpur district earlier this week, police on Wednesday said, adding that efforts are on to nab the accused who are absconding.

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Police said the purported incident took place on Monday night when the girl had stepped out to relieve herself in a field near her house.

Station house officer (SHO) of Dholpur women police station, Manju Foujdar, said a case was registered on the basis of a complaint by the survivor’s mother.

“Two men gang-raped my minor daughter at gunpoint on Monday when she had gone out to relieve herself in a nearby field,” the girl’s mother said, adding that one of the men is a neighbour.

The SHO said the girl was taken to a district hospital for medical examination and the reports are awaited. A case has been registered under IPC and Pocso Act.