Two girls including a minor gang-raped in Khunti Jharkhand

Khunti, Two girls including a minor were gang-raped on knifepoint inside a school under the Murhu Police Station area of this district.

Police sources on Wednesday said these girls were taken by the culprits on two bikes from Netaji Chowk. Police said that one of the victims knew one of the boys. On Tuesday evening the culprits took the girls inside the campus of a government middle school located in Mahil village.


After reaching the school at knifepoint the culprits raped the girls till the wee hours of the day and later fled after leaving them at Itte village where the girls spent their night as they had no idea regarding the roads.


On Wednesday morning the girls narrated the incident to the villagers who informed the police. Upon receiving information DSP Headquarters Jaideep Lakra, Officer in charge of Murhu Police Station Vikrant Kumar and Women Police Station Officer in charge Dularmani Kido reached on the spot and conducted a probe. The girls were later sent for medical.

 

(Agencies)

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