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3 men rape 16-year-old girl in Shalimar Bagh

The minor victim used to work as a house-maid and was sitting with her male friend in the park near Haidarpur Slums in Shalimar Bagh area

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A 16-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by three men in northwest Delhi's Shalimar Bagh area on Saturday. Police said that efforts to identify the accused and arrest them are being made.

According to senior police officials, the matter was reported by the victim to her family who approached the police. According to the complaint, the minor victim used to work as a house-maid and was sitting with her male friend in the park near Haidarpur Slums in Shalimar Bagh area, when the three accused arrived and forcefully took her to a secluded corner and raped her in turns. Her mobile phone was also snatched while her male friend was threatened and assaulted.

"Yesterday evening, an incident of sexual assault on a 16-year-old girl by the three accused persons was reported. Following the medical examination, a case of gangrape has been registered under IPC sections 323, 363, 376D and 6 POCSO Act at Shalimar Bagh Police Station," a senior officer said.

He said the statement of the victim has been recorded and an investigation is being conducted. "Teams have been formed to apprehend the accused persons and raids are being conducted. A counsellor has been arranged for the girl," he added.

Police are also checking CCTV footages from the area in order to ascertain the sequence of incidents. It is also suspected that one of the accused was known to the victim, police said.

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