Minor girl gangraped, five arrested, two absconding

A minor girl was allegedly abducted and gangraped by seven men in a nearby jungle here, police said on Thursday.

Muzaffarnagar: A minor girl was allegedly abducted and gangraped by seven men in a nearby jungle here, police said on Thursday.

Out of the seven accused, five have been arrested, police said.

The incident took place last night when the 14-year-old girl had left her home at Shiksha colony from Civil Lines area for some work.

She was abducted by the seven accused and taken to a nearby jungle in a car where the victim was gangraped, SP City RajKamal Yadav said.

Acting on the information, police has arrested five accused identified as Sonu, Ravi, Nitin, Hasu and Subhash. Two other -- Praveen and Subhash -- are absconding, police said.

The medical examination of the girl has confirmed rape.

PTI

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