Classmate held for gang rape of minor in moving car

Police forms teams to nab two other accused on the run

April 25, 2018 01:39 am | Updated 01:39 am IST - Greater Noida

The Gautam Budh Nagar Police apprehended a juvenile here on Tuesday in connection with the alleged gang rape of Class XI student in a moving car on April 18.

They said the juvenile is the 16-year-old victim’s classmate and one of the prime suspects in the case.

The police have formed teams to nab two other accused who are on the run.

‘Changing statement’

“We have detained five persons, including the prime suspect, for questioning,” said Greater Noida police station SHO Ram Bhawan Singh. Meanwhile, sources said the teenager has been changing her statement constantly. “She has given different statements to the doctor, the Magistrate and the police. We are verifying the allegations,” said a senior officer.

The police said the juvenile and the victim’s distant cousin had allegedly offered to drop her home in a car after she missed the school bus. The girl had alleged that the trio — her relative, the classmate and another boy — later gagged and raped her. They forced her to consume a drink laced with sedatives, after which she fell unconscious. “When she failed to return home, her parents reported the matter to the police. She was found unconscious near Galgotia College in Knowledge Park around 2 a.m.,” said a police officer.

“She was taken to a nearby hospital and discharged after first aid. Based on a complaint by her father and her statement, a case under Section 376D [gang-rape] of IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act has been registered,” said a senior officer.

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