A 13-year-old girl who left her home to buy noodles from a local food shop was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by three suspects on Wednesday. Police said the suspects are aged 15, 17 and 18. The two minors were detained, while the 18-year-old was arrested.
Incident in Wave City
The alleged assault took place in Wave City, Ghaziabad, a city in the western part of Uttar Pradesh, India, just east of New Delhi. The suspects reportedly knew the girl. When she stepped out to buy Chinese food from a nearby shop, she was allegedly abducted and taken to the home of one of the suspects' relatives, where she was sexually assaulted in a secluded room.
Police response and investigation
According to the Hindustan Times, an officer involved in the investigation said: “According to the complaint, the girl left home by herself on Wednesday afternoon to have some Chinese food from a local shop. From there, the three allegedly abducted her and took her to the house of a relative of one of the minor suspects. It is alleged that the incident happened there, in a secluded room outside the house. The girl was allowed to leave an hour later and she walked back home as her house was nearby.”
The girl’s mother filed a police complaint when her daughter told her what had happened, and a medical examination confirmed that the girl had been raped, The Times of India reports.
Priyashri Pal, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Wave City, said: "Based on a complaint, the police registered an FIR under sections 137(2) (kidnapping) and 70(2) (gang-rape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, as well as provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, at the Wave City police station. On Thursday, the minors were taken into custody and the 18-year-old man was arrested. The medical examination of the girl was also conducted."
