Class 10 girl abducted, gang-raped in Gwalior: Police

Police said the incident took place on Monday (January 29), adding the accused, after raping the minor, threw her from a bridge

Updated on: Feb 1, 2024, 19:31:09 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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Bhopal: A class 10 girl student was abducted, assaulted, and gang-raped in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior district, police said.

Police said the incident took place on Monday (January 29), adding the accused, after raping the minor, threw her from a bridge. Police said that the accused have been identified but are absconding.

Investigating officer Yashwant Goyal said the girl had been admitted to a hospital in Gwalior in serious condition. She received a fracture in her ribs and legs and also deep wounds in her private parts.

A case in this regard was registered on Wednesday after the girl gained consciousness and filed a complaint with the police, said Niranjan Sharma, additional superintendent of police.

According to the complaint, the 16-year-old girl was abducted by two persons when she was on her way to coaching.

“They raped her and also thrashed her brutally. Later, they threw her from the bridge. The girl was found in an unconscious state by a person who informed her family and admitted her to the hospital,” said Goyal.

Goyal said that a special unit has been formed to arrest the accused persons, adding they have booked the accused under Protection of Children from Sexual offence (POCSO), and sections 376 (D) (gangrape), 366 (abduction) and 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) of the Indian Penal Code.

(with inputs from Mahesh Shivhare from Gwalior)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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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