Teenager Allegedly Gang Raped In UP

A teenager was allegedly gangraped by three men after being held captive in Uttar Pardesh’s Mahoba area, the police said on Saturday.

The victim identified as 17-year-old, police said works in a private company, was sexually assaulted on Thursday.

The police said she was able to escape herself on Friday while she was being taken to another place by the accused.

Efforts are on to nab the accused who fled the area, police said.

On Thursday, she was taken by a man, an employee at a nearby dak bungalow, to a room in a deserted area where she was raped by him and two of his friends, Station House Officer at Mahoba's Kotwali police station Balram Singh said.

The girl also alleged that they made a video of her, he said.

The men locked her inside after raping her and went out, he said.

On Friday, they came back. While one of them was taking her to another place on a motorcycle, she jumped off and shouted for help.

Police registered a case on Friday on the complaint of the girl and her family members, Singh said.

The girl has been sent for medical examination. (With PTI inputs)