India News | Teenaged Girl Gang-raped in Jharkhand

Chaibasa (Jharkhand), Mar 13 (PTI) A 13-year-old girl has been allegedly raped by five people in West Singhbhum district, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.

The incident happened in a village within the limits of Majhgaon police station on Tuesday when the victim had gone to take a bath, the officer said.

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On her way back home, five people, all residents of the same village, dragged her to an isolated place and raped her, the Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Jaganathpur, Rakesh Nandan Minz, said.

The girl narrated the incident to her parents when they returned home from work in the evening, he said.

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An FIR was registered with the Majhgaon police station on Wednesday, SDPO said, adding that raids were on to apprehend the perpetrators.

The victim was sent to a nearby hospital for medical examination, he said.

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