Teen abducted, raped by 7 in MP; admin to raze houses of accused

BHOPAL/GUNA: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and gangraped by seven people, including her classmate, in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district, police said on Saturday, adding that the administration has ordered demolition of houses of three accused.

Three accused, identified as Ramjiwan Meena (21), Sanjay Mali (28) and Mohit Meena (20), were arrested on Saturday, a senior police officer said. Police have also detained two minors in connection with the case that took place on Friday.

“The girl’s father informed that she did not return from her school on Friday. When he went there to inquire, he found out that she did not attend the school,” said additional director general of police (Gwalior range) D Sreenivas Verma. “He started searching and later found the girl in an unconscious state in an abandoned building near the school.”

In her statement, the girl told the police that the school administration asked her to go home as only a few students had come. “When she was returning, one of her classmates along with three others stopped her and asked her to sit in a car. When she refused, they abducted her, took her to an abandoned building and raped her,” the ADGP said. “Three passersby also raped her when she lost her consciousness.”

Guna district collector Frank Noble said the condition of the girl is stated to be stable now.

The accused have been booked under sections 376 (rape), 376 D (gang rape), 120 B (criminal conspiracy), 363 (abduction), 366 A (procuration of minor girl) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, a senior officer said.

Meanwhile, a large number of local residents and political leaders staged a protest and demanded demolition of houses of all the accused.

The district administration later served a notice of demolition of houses to the family members of the three accused — two named and her classmate — saying their houses were constructed on encroached land.

Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan assured strict action. “The rape accused of minor will get only capital punishment.”