15-yr-old dalit girl raped, help captive in UP

Sultanpur: A 15-year-old dalit girl was allegedly raped and held captive for 15 days by three men in Dharauli village.

The girl went missing on December 14 while going to school, police said today adding she was "freed" yesterday after which the matter came to the light and an FIR has been registered against three persons.

While Raju has been charged with rape, Basantlal and Sahabdeen have been booked criminal conspiracy.

Police are trying to arrest the accused, who are absconding. The incident comes amid national outrage over the Delhi gangrape incident whose victim died on Friday night after battling for life for nearly two weeks.

PTI