Police have arrested the second accused in the kidnapping and gang rape case of a Dalit girl in the Antu police station area of Pratapgarh. Previously, one accused was arrested after being injured in an encounter.
According to police, the first accused, Sohail, was arrested yesterday afternoon in the Lohangpur forest of Antu after being shot in the leg. He has been sent to the medical college.
SO Abhishek Singh Sirohi arrested the second accused, Irfan Khan alias Khunne, from the Antu railway station. Irfan is a resident of Mahuli, Nagar Kotwali area. Police also recovered the car used in the incident from his possession.
According to information, after kidnapping the girl, the accused drove her around the Nagar Kotwali and Dilippur areas in a car throughout the night. They left her unconscious near her home at around 4 a.m. and fled.
It is reported that the girl had befriended a young man named Guddu Khan on Facebook. On Monday evening, Guddu brought her to Mahuli Mandi on his bike, where he also called his friends, Sohail and Irfan. The three then committed the crime together.
In the early morning, the girl’s family found her unconscious. She was immediately taken to the Community Health Center (CHC). Upon regaining consciousness, she reported the incident, and a case was registered based on her mother’s complaint.
Manu Kumar Singh | Pratapgarh
Courtesy: Hindi News