Two Minor Girls Raped by 11 Men in Jharkhand, Accused Arrested

The accused took turns to rape the girls and also snatched away the mobile phones of the victims.

An anti-rape protest. Photo used for representational purposes.

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Eleven people were arrested for allegedly raping two minor girls in the Lohardaga district of Jharkhand, reported PTI.

They were nabbed after a police team conducted raids in the Hirhi Harra Toli locality, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ashish Kumar Mahli told a press conference in Jharkhand on Sunday, 19 August.

We have arrested 11 people for gang rape of two minor girls on 16 August in Lohardaga district. The culprits have confessed to the crime.

Ashish Kumar Mahli, Deputy Superintendent of Police told ANI

According to the DSP, the accused, all aged between 18 and 28 years, had raped the girls when they were going to the Hirhi Harra Toli area along with their neighbour.

They were travelling on a motorcycle which developed snag near the Hirhi Railway bridge, he further added.

One of the girls called her friend over phone for help but he sent his 11 friends to the spot instead. They took the girls to an isolated place, beat up their neighbour and drove him away, Mahli told PTI.

He went on to say that the men then took turns to rape the girls. The accused also snatched away mobile phones of the victims.

A case was registered at Sadar police station on the basis of the statement of the girls.

The task force was formed on the directions of Superintendent of Police Priyadarshi Alok to investigate the incident. It was headed by Sub-Divisional Police Officer Arvind Kumar Verma and Mahli.

The team also recovered the mobile phones from the house of one of the accused, he further added.

(With inputs from PTI and ANI.)