A heinous case of gang rape of a minor Dalit girl has come to light from Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda district. The victim’s mother has filed a complaint against two accused Mohammad Arif and Mohammad Rizwan. According to the complaint, the duo lured the Dalit minor girl inside a car on the pretext of giving her a mobile phone. They then took her to a secluded place where they gang-raped her in the moving car. However, the accused ran away when the car collided with an electric pole. The Police have arrested both the accused.
The victim was sent for medical examination at the Gonda District Women’s Hospital and her statement has been recorded in front of the magistrate.
The police have also recovered the car used in the crime. One of the accused, Arif said that he had borrowed the car from a friend by telling him that he had to go to attend the last rites of some relative, the officer stated.
As per reports, instead of going to the last rites, Arif took the car to Balrampur where he was joined by his 20-year-old friend Mohammad Rizwan. After reaching a locality near the Gonda Nagar Kotwali area, the accused lured a 17-year-old Dalit girl with the promise of giving her a phone. They drove from Munnan ka Chauraha towards Maharajganj under the Nagar Kotwali area and gang-raped the Dalit girl inside the Swift Dzire car. However, the speeding car collided with an electric pole and a shop’s shutter in front of Maharajganj Police Station.
Subsequently, the entire matter came to light, and the locals alerted the Police. The Nagar Kotwali police immediately reached the spot and the victim was taken to the Nagar Kotwali. Soon her family members were informed. Afterwards, they filed a case against both the accused.
Nagar Kotwal Manoj Kumar Pathak said that Mohammad Arif (20) and Mohammad Rizwan (20) have been arrested and sent to jail.
City Police Station in-charge Manoj Kumar Pathak said that a case has been registered based on a complaint filed by the victim’s mother on Sunday, September 8. In her complaint, she stated that the girl was raped, after which they arrested both the accused.
In her complaint, the woman stated that her daughter was lured by Mohammad Arif and Mohammad Rizwan. They then dragged her inside their car. According to the complaint, they took the girl to a secluded area on the Circular Road where they raped her inside the moving car. While committing the crime, they lost control of the vehicle. As a result, the car collided with an electric pole.
The Police officer added that the accused fled the scene and abandoned the car.
The girl managed to reach home and informed her family about the incident, after which her mother filed a police complaint on Sunday (8th September).
A detailed investigation is underway.
