UP: Girl raped by two youths, juvenile at Banda hotel, all accused held

A 15-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly intoxicated and gang-raped by two men and a minor at a Banda hotel. The suspects abandoned her under a bridge before being apprehended. Police have arrested all three individuals, including a former acquaintance

Banda: A 15-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped at a hotel here by two youths and a minor, who then abandoned her under a bridge, police said on Thursday.

The two youths involved in the crime were arrested and the juvenile was apprehended on Wednesday, they said.

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According to Atarra Circle Officer Praveen Yadav, the arrested have been identified as Mahesh Kushwaha (18), Shakti Singh (19), and a 15-year-old boy, all residents of Girwan area.

He said the incident took place around 8.30 pm on Tuesday.

The complaint filed the girl’s father stated that his daughter had gone to the market in Atarra town with a friend, when the three accused on a motorcycle made her inhale some intoxicant. They took the semi-conscious teenager to a hotel on Station Road, committed the crime and then abandoned her under the Ken Canal bridge before fleeing, CO Yadav said.

A case was registered on Wednesday and all the accused were held, the CO said.

He added that one of the arrested accused was a former acquaintance of the victim.