Gang rape video goes viral, 3 held

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Three persons were arrested in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 21-year-old woman in Odisha's Naygarh district on Saturday.

The incident happened on October 20 evening when the woman and her fiance were returning from the Fategarh Ram Temple, they said.

A group of men allegedly intercepted them near the Pithakhai forest and forcefully took them to the nearby jungle.

The accused persons also filmed the horror and uploaded a video of it on social media. The video has since gone viral, it said.

"The police have arrested three persons," said police.

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