A teenage girl was gang-raped by five persons in the jungle of Khindsi, around seven km Ramtek town. The police have arrested the accused persons. The accused have been identified as Atul Vishwanath Hatwar, a resident of Andhalgaon, Tehsil- Tumsar, District-Bhandara; Dhiraj Jayaram Mehrkule, Homdas Tarachand Meharkule, Saurabh Dilip Mehrkule, Harshal Raju Mehrkule, all residents of Dudhala village, Tehsil-Ramtek.

 

A police official said that Atul Hatwar forcibly took the girl, a resident of Andhalgaon village, to the jungle of Khindsi on motorcycle on December 29, 2020. After moving to a deserted place with the girl, the accused phoned his friends and called them to the spot. The accused allegedly raped the girl in the jungle and left her near Andhalgaon. The girl then walked upto the home.

 

The girl narrated the incident to parents after three-days after her health started deteriorating. The parents took the girl to Ramtek police station and lodged a complaint on Saturday. The police immediately sent the girl for medical check-up and registered an offence under Sections 363, 376 (D) (A) of Indian Penal Code, read with Sections 4, 5, (G) of POSCO Act and provisions of SC/ST Act. The accused were arrested by the police on Sunday. SDPO Nayan Alurkar is investigating the case.