Rourkela: Police today arrested six persons in connection with the gang-rape of a minor girl in Raghunathpali police station area in Rourkela.
The six accused are – Md. Sohel Qureshi (21), Md.Zaraiat (22), Binod Kumar Ram (35), Deepak Sonkar (19), Md Danish (24), Aftab Khan. All are residents of Rourkela, police said through a press note.
A Royal Enfield bullet motorcycle has been seized from them, police added.
A team led by Sri P.S. Nayak, Additional SP, investigated the scene, collecting vital clues with the help of a scientific team, CCTV footages, call records and dog squad. The team also interrogated eight to 10 persons before arresting the accused, Rourkela SP Brijesh Kumar Rai said at a press meet..
According to police, the victim, accompanied by two friends, visited a mall. When she didn’t return home by 11:00 PM, her father searched for her and contacted her friends. At 3:00 AM, he learned she was at Hurddang Club under Raghunathpali police station..
Upon arrival, he discovered one accused had abandoned her there.
Police said that the victim was forcibly made to drink at Hurddang Club and was kidnapped on a bike by Badsha and his associate, facilitated by two other accused.
They took her to an undisclosed area near RMC Park, where three individuals raped her. Later, they dropped her at another location, where Deepak Sonkar took her to a lonely place near the Railway Station where he along with another person outraged her modesty.
The victim’s father found her traumatized in front of Hurddang Bar. He lodged a complaint at Raghunathpali police station.
