Ranchi: Three persons have been arrested on charges of raping two minor girls and keeping another in captivity in Khunti district on Monday night, SP Rishabha Garg said on Wednesday. The accused are aged between 18 and 22 years, police said. Raids are under way to arrest two more accused who are absconding, police said.Garg said, “The survivors, aged between 15 and 17 years, had gone to a party after being invited by the accused, who lived in their neighbourhood. After the party, three of the accused allegedly took two girls to separate places on their motorcycles on the pretext of dropping them home and sexually assaulted them. The sister of one of the survivors was allegedly kept captive by two accused in an under-construction farmhouse.”“The survivors reached the local police station around 6 am on Tuesday and lodged an FIR under the Pocso Act. Acting on the complaint, police arrested the three accused and rescued the captive girl on Tuesday,” he added.Further investigation is under way, including verification of events before and after the party. The arrested accused are being interrogated, police said.
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