Teen girl gangraped, friend tied up in Madhya Pradesh’s Pachmarhi; three held
Narmadapuram Additional Superintendent of Police Abhishek Ranjan says the accused were detained within six hours of the complaint being filed
Three men have been arrested in Madhya Pradesh's Pachmarhi for allegedly gangraping a 17-year-old girl and tying up her male friend, police reported on Monday. The victim was waiting to return home with her male friend at a bus stop when a tourist driver, Hariom Kushwaha, arrived along with two others. Kushwaha, who was acquainted with the male friend, took photographs of them together and reportedly threatened to blackmail them.
The two additional accused, identified as Abhishek Vanshkar and Pawan Bansal, work at a hotel. The three men took the victims in their car, threatening the male friend and raping the girl in a nearby forest. The girl filed a complaint on August 23, leading to the arrests of the three men, who were booked under the POCSO Act and the Section 70(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
They are currently in police custody. The incident has sparked outrage over women's safety at tourist destinations.
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