Six Arrested in South 24 Parganas Over Alleged Gang-Rape of Minor and Filming of Another

Overview

• Police said the arrests were made Tuesday night, several days after the November 20 incident in Narendrapur near Kolkata.
• According to the complaint, two Class 8 girls were taken by youths known to them to a garage, an unoccupied house and then a rented accommodation.
• One girl was allegedly gang-raped by four youths, while two others allegedly forced her friend to strip, filmed her and issued threats over the video.
• The girls returned home that night and a family lodged a complaint the next day, prompting a search that led to six arrests in the district.
• A senior officer said the accused will be produced before a Baruipur court as police examine digital evidence and pursue leads on any additional suspects.