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Three Arrested in Alleged Gang Rape of Minor in Madhya Pradesh's Mauganj

Police report swift arrests, with BNS and POCSO proceedings underway.

Overview

  • Police say the girl was seized near a handpump and dragged to a government school, where three youths assaulted her before she was found unconscious in a nearby field.
  • The family filed a complaint after locating her, and she later identified the suspects on regaining consciousness, according to officials.
  • Superintendent of Police Dilip Soni said multiple teams detained all three within hours of the report and opened interrogations.
  • The survivor underwent a medical examination and treatment in Rewa, while two adult suspects were remanded to judicial custody and the minor was sent to a juvenile home.
  • Investigators collected items from the scene, including liquor bottles and snack packets, which are undergoing forensic checks.