A 17-year-old was raped by five men including her boyfriend in a factory which was closed for the past few months in Yellapura on the outskirts of Tumakuru on Wednesday.
The police said the girl, a school dropout, is staying in Tumakuru with her family. Her boyfriend Harish called her for a movie and she accompanied him in an autorickshaw along with his friends on Wednesday evening. She was then taken to the factory and was sexually assaulted by the men including Harish.
All the five accused then went away leaving her alone at the factory. She then went to women’s police station along with her family members and gave complaint against the five.
A POCSO case has been registered in the women’s police station in Tumakuru.
The police have arrested Harish, an autorickshaw driver, and Chidananda, and are on the lookout for the other three.
