India News | Out to Buy Grocery, 17-year-old Girl Raped by Two Men in Tripura's Khowai

Agartala, Jul 29 (PTI) A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two men in Tripura's Khowai district, police said on Tuesday.

The incident happened in Tuikarma on Monday night when the girl was going to a grocery shop, they said.

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"The girl was going to a shop in Paschim Muslim Para. On the way, two men kidnapped her, took her to a secluded place and raped her," Jayanta Dey, the officer-in-charge of the Teliamura police station, said.

One of the accused, identified as Antar Miah, was arrested. The other accused, Hiran Miah, is on the run, and a hunt is on for him, police said.

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"As the victim was screaming for help, locals reached the spot, but by then, the accused persons had escaped. She was brought to the police station, where an FIR was lodged," Dey said.

An investigation into the case is underway, he added.

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