**Berhampur**: Four boys abducted a young minor girl and gangraped her late on Friday night which has sparked outrage in a village under Jagannath Prasad police limits in Bhanjanagar demanding immediate police arrest of the perpetrators.
“One youth dragged the minor girl to the nearby cashew field while she had gone to attend the nature’s call. Then he called a few friends who also raped her and they left her behind. We are investigating the incident,” informed Anirudh Muduli, IIC, Jagannath Prasad PS.
The police have arrested four youths and are interrogating them, based on the statements of the girl.
Notably, the girl had gone to attend nature’s call on Saturrday morning where a youth had dragged her to the nearby cashew plantations. After raping her, he called his friends who allegedly raped her in turns. The victim’s family lodged a police complaint after which the police have started its investigation.
“The accused should be stringently punished,” said the victim’s father.
Meanwhile, the victim and the accused youths have been taken to MKCG Hospital for medical examination.