PALAMPUR GANGRAPE: 3 ARRESTED FROM GORAKHPUR

DHARAMSHALA: The Kangra police on Friday arrested three youths accused in the Palampur gangrape case, from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh.

The trio, identified as Nishant Kumar, Ajay Kumar and Sashi, all natives of Gadiyara village, along with two juveniles, had raped a 15-year-old girl and thrashed her male friend near a forest at Paraur near Palampur while the victims were on their way back home from Gar Mata temple on April 26.

The two juveniles, who were arrested on April 28, have been sent to correction home in Una. The police on May 1 had also arrested one Ashwani Kumar for providing financial help to the accused.

Police said the trio did menial jobs in local fairs and were not known to the victim.