UP Police arrest 5 youngsters for gang-rape of minor, forcefully converting her to Islam

The minor girl was kidnapped by the 5 young men, who converted her to Islam and gang-raped her

April 14, 2024

The accused identified as Anees, Saddam, Mohiuddeen, Aleem, and Baura, are taken into custody

Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested five youths for gang-raping a Dalit minor girl and forcefully converting her to Islam in Bahraich district.

The girl said that the youths had threatened to kill her if she spoke up.

The accused identified as Anees, Saddam, Mohiuddeen, Aleem, and Baura, were taken into custody and legal proceedings have been initiated against them under sections 363, 342, 376-D, 506, of IPC.

The incident was reported from the Hardi area of the district where a Dalit minor girl, staying in her grandmother’s house, was kidnapped, converted, and gang-raped by the accused.

The girl’s mother told police that her minor daughter, who was at her grandmother’s residence near Raji Chauraha, was kidnapped on February 2 by five youths from the neighbourhood, who converted her to their religion and gang-raped her.

A case was registered and Superintendent of Police (SP) Vrinda Shukla along with other officers visited the site and gave directions for evidence collection and stringent action against the accused.

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