Minor girl allegedly raped by her lover, his friend in Uttar Pradesh

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Banda (UP): A 17-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by her lover and his friend in Uttar Pradesh's Chitrakoot district. Police said that the alleged incident occurred on Tuesday evening while the girl was heading home and the two men abducted and raped her.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Balwant Chaudhary said that the girl was let off on Wednesday morning on the condition that she would not tell anyone about the incident.

Later, an FIR was registered by the girl's father and she was sent for medical examination which confirmed rape, he said.

The girl had an affair with one of the culprits named in the FIR, in-charge Manikpur Police Station KC Dubey said. Efforts are on to nab the accused, he added.

In another horrific incident, a 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by six persons for five days, including three minors, after being locked up in a room in Ongole town of Andhra Pradesh, police said on Sunday.

All those who have been accused of allegedly raping her have been apprehended from different parts of the state and police said that they are further investigating the case.

Also read: Three minors arrested for sodomising and murdering 15-year-old boy in Gurugram

The incident also stirred up a row over the safety of women in the state with Home Minister M Sucharita promising stern action.

Prakasam District Superintendent of Police Siddharth Kaushal told reporters that one of the accused befriended the girl when she was waiting for her friend at the RTC bus station in Ongole on June 17.

Also read: Mumbai Crime: Woman tries to kill self after being raped, blackmailed by relative

(With inputs from PTI)

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