Kannauj (UP), Mar 13 (PTI) A-13-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by three labourers in a village in the Sadar Kotwali police station area of this district, officials said on Wednesday.

The three accused, engaged in construction of a water tank in the village, were arrested on Wednesday, they said, adding the incident took place on Monday.

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Sadar Kotwali police station SHO Vishnukant Tiwari said the girl was going to the fields when the three labourers, in a drunken state, allegedly kidnapped her and took her to the panchayat building and raped her.

When the girl shouted for help, the accused beat her up, the SHO said.

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Later, the victim managed to free herself from the clutches of the accused, reached home and informed her father about the incident, police said.

On the basis of a complaint by the father, police registered a case under relevant sections of the IPC and the POCSO Act, SHO Tiwari said.

Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar Anand said that the three labourers -- Rohit Prajapati, Chandra Prakash and Mumber Pal -- have been arrested.

The accused were produced before the court which sent them to jail, the SP said.

The girl has been sent for medical examination, police said.

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