Tikamgarh, Oct 28 (PTI) A 23-year-old woman was gangraped by five men and a minor at an under-construction building in Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh city, police said on Friday.

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Based on a complaint lodged by the woman, the police have arrested five men and detained a 16-year-old boy in connection with the crime that took place on Thursday night, inspector Raghuraj Singh of Kotwali police station told PTI.

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As per the complaint, the accused took turns and raped the woman at an under-construction building on Thursday night, he said.

The woman lodged a complaint this morning, following which the accused were apprehended from different places, he said.

One of the accused worked as a watchman at the site and knew the woman, who hails from the neighbouring Chhatarpur district. He had called the woman promising to get her a job as a labourer, he said.

The other accused were all labourers. The six men consumed alcohol and raped the woman, the official said, adding that a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code has been registered in this regard.

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