Muzaffarnagar: Police report on Tuesday that a girl allegedly gangraped by eight youths, including her friend and also captured video and uploaded it on social networking site Facebook in Muzaffarnagar.
Police said that 20-year-old victim said in a complaint on Tuesday that in August 2013 she went for a lunch with her friend. They were intercepted by four youths near Basdhada village who took her to a secluded place, where three persons were already present, police said
She alleged that five persons gang-raped her while three others recorded the act on a camera. The accused threatened her of dire consequences if she told anyone about the incident, they said.
According to police, the victim did not register a complaint fearing that the accused would upload the video on internet. She, however, approached police after the accused published the recording on Facebook.
SSP HN Singh said that a case was registered under section 376 (2g) (gangrape) of IPC and 67 of IT Act (publishing obscene material in electronic form) against eight accused. Police have arrested four persons Rashid, Wasik, Abdul Rehman and Shokan in connection with the case. A manhunt has been launched to nab the absconding accused Abul, Monu, Rahul and Salau.
Bureau Report
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