PILIBHIT: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two men aged between 22 and 25 years in a village falling under the limits of Seramau North police station in Pilibhit on Friday afternoon.
After hearing the victim’s screams, the locals rushed towards the spot and caught the duo while they were attempting to flee. They were tied to a tree and thrashed by the villagers. Later, they were handed over to the police.
Following a police complaint filed by the victim’s brother, an FIR was lodged in the matter. “The accused have been booked under IPC sections 376 D (gangrape), 506 (criminal intimidation) and appropriate sections of the Pocso Act. The girl was sent for medical examination to the district women’s hospital,” said SHO KK Sharma.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
