Cong calls for CM resignation over gang rape

18 July,2016 08:04 AM IST |   |  A Correspondent

A 15-year-old girl was brutally raped allegedly by three men who inflicted injuries all over her body and broke her limbs before throttling her in Kopardi village in Ahmednagar district, sparking outrage as well as political slugfest with Opposition Leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil demanding the resignation of CM Devendra Fadnavis on “moral grounds”


A 15-year-old girl was brutally raped allegedly by three men who inflicted injuries all over her body and broke her limbs before throttling her in Kopardi village in Ahmednagar district, sparking outrage as well as political slugfest with Opposition Leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil demanding the resignation of CM Devendra Fadnavis on "moral grounds".

All three accused were arrested on July 13. The crime has sparked protests in Karjat taluka in Ahmed-nagar district, where villagers took to streets demanding strict action.

"The incident took place on July 13 when the 15-year-old victim was returning after meeting her grandfather. She was accosted by three persons, Jitendra Shinde, Santosh Bhaval and Nitin Dhailume, who gang-raped her before throttling her to death. Both her shoulders were found to be dislocated," said Ahmednagar SP Saurabh Tripathi.

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