Tribal girl gangraped in Chhattisgarh, 3 arrested

A tribal girl who had gone to attend the ring ceremony in her elder sister’s house at Bagicha of Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur district was allegedly gangraped by four men, the police said on Saturday.

The three accused were arrested for sexually exploiting a girl on Friday night, said Bhaskar Sharma, Bagicha police station in-charge.

The accused, Ajit Kispotta, Ravikant Ekka and Sandeep Ekka, were booked under IPC Section 376 and Sections 5 and 6 of the POCSO Act. Ajit is the prime accused.

Meanwhile, another accomplice, Anand Toppo, is of the loose. Raids are conducted and the accused will be arrested soon, said a senior police officer.

According to sources, all the accused are known to the victim. One of the acquaintances Ajit Ekka offered the girl for outing, while she was staying at her sister’s house. The accused took her out by a Bolero. They were joined by others midway.

Taking advantage of the situation, they allegedly committed the crime and dropped her in front of her house. The victim narrated the incident to her parents and subsequently, the matter was reported to the police.

After the complaint was made, the police team conducted raids and arrested the three accused, they said.