Five youths gang-raped a 17-year-old girl returning home, she kept pleading for help but her screams were drowned in the noise of the DJ.

The victim had gone to attend a social event, after committing the crime at night, the accused ran away leaving the girl behind, the police arrested all five accused and sent them to jail.

Jashpurnagar. Gangrape: A sensational case of gang rape of a 17-year-old girl has come to light on the night of 25 January in Jashpur district. Five youths chased a girl who was returning home after attending a social event and caught her. Then they picked her up, took her to a nearby field and raped her one by one. The screams of the victim, who was pleading to be freed from the clutches of the accused, were drowned by the noise of the DJ playing in the programme. In the morning, based on the report of the victim, the police arrested the five accused. The police have sent him to jail.

According to information received from police sources regarding the incident, a 17-year-old girl from a village in Jashpur district had gone to attend the DJ party organized near Panchayat Bhawan on the night of 25 January. At night she was returning home after dancing with the DJ. Seeing him returning alone, 5 youths from the village started chasing him and caught him at a deserted place.

It is being told that the girl tried to make noise, but her screams were drowned due to the DJ playing loudly at some distance. During this time, the accused picked her up and took her to a far away field and committed gangrape. After this the accused ran away leaving the victim on the spot.

Report filed in the morning, all 5 accused arrested

The victim came home and informed her family about the incident. She reached the police station with her family in the morning and a report of the incident was lodged. Jashpur SSP D. Ravi Shankar gave instructions to arrest the accused immediately.

On this, the police under the leadership of station in-charge Ambrish Sharma reached the village and raided different places and arrested all the 5 accused.

The police sent the accused to jail under sections 341, 363, 366, 366A, 376 and 4, 6 of the POCSO Act. Police said that the accused and the victim belong to the same village. The accused had also attended the DJ party.

Courtesy: Hindi News