Mumbai: An 11-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by two friends of her father in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district.
He said the incident took place on December 7 and came to light on December 11 following which both the accused were arrested.
Additional Superintendent of Police Sanjay Agarwal said the Class VII student was allegedly raped by two friends of her father, aged 25 and 26, in the backyard of her house.
At the time of the incident, his father was out of the house working as a labourer.
A woman from the neighbourhood informed the police on December 11, the officer said. The police later contacted the girl’s family and registered a case.
Ranjhi police station in-charge Vijay Paraste said that when contacted, the girl’s family told her that she seemed lost for a few days.
After being counselled, the girl narrated the ordeal to police, he said.
Both the accused were arrested on Sunday and a case was registered against them under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he said, adding that further investigation was underway.
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