Kolkata: A man and his two aides abducted and gang-raped a Class 8 girl in Dum Dum while she was returning home from a private coaching class on Saturday evening.
Police said the accused, all in their early 20s, reportedly dragged the 14-year-old to a shanty and sexually abused her. All three were arrested and charged under
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According to the complaint lodged with Dum Dum police station, "On her way back, she met a friend, and the duo was chatting at Kamalapur Park. Later, two more youths, friends of the first one, joined them. Later, the trio forcibly dragged her into an e-rickshaw driven by one of the accused. The accused took her to a shanty in the Harijan colony, where they gang-raped her."
The girl managed to escape and returned home. Seeing her in a distressed condition, her family became suspicious. When questioned, she narrated the ordeal and lodged a complaint. Police arrested all three ac-cused. A protest was staged outside the police station on Sunday afternoon.