The accused allegedly sexually assaulted {the teenager} individually at totally different locations.
Pune:
Two males aged between 20 and 22 years had been arrested and two minors detained on fees of raping a 16-year-old lady finding out in a Pune school, whom they befriended on social media, police have stated.
The 4 accused had met the lady on social media however they have no idea one another personally, in accordance with the police.
The accused allegedly sexually assaulted {the teenager} individually at totally different locations within the metropolis between April and September, they stated on Thursday.
The incident got here to gentle throughout a session on sexual offences towards youngsters organised within the school.
Throughout the dialogue, a lady scholar appeared depressed and when she was taken into confidence, she advised counsellors in regards to the 16-year-old survivor, who’s her buddy, and the ordeal she was going via.
“Later, an investigation revealed the sufferer had met the 4 people, who will not be identified to one another, on social media platforms and she or he was allegedly raped by them on separate events,” stated a girl police official.
She stated movies had been additionally manufactured from the minor, and therefore the IT Act has been invoked within the case.
“We’ve got registered a case towards the 4 accused – amongst whom two are minors (age not disclosed), who’ve been detained. The opposite accused (aged 20 to 22 years) have been positioned beneath arrest and additional probe was on,” the officer added.
They’ve been booked beneath the Indian Penal Code (IPC) part regarding rape, and the Safety of Kids from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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