Teenager gang-raped in village near Nagpur

An 18-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by a group of dacoits at a village near here, police said on Saturday.

Nagpur: An 18-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by a group of dacoits at a village near here, police said on Saturday.

A gang of 5-6 dacoits, in the age group of 25 to 30 years, struck at the huts in Nawargaon village under Kuhi taluka in Nagpur rural last night between 8 and 10 PM.

They beat up the inhabitants and later criminally assaulted the girl, SP, Nagpur Rural, Manoj Sharma told a news agency.

The alleged dacoits seem to be from Pardhi community and a hunt has been launched to trace them, the SP said.

They had earlier also made dacoity attempts in nearby villages, he said.

The victim was sent for medical examination.

PTI

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