Five arrested in gang rape case in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad

A teenager was allegedly gangraped by four boys at a city hotel, police said today.

The 17-year-old girl filed the complaint yesterday alleging that she was gangraped by her boyfriend and three of his friends while two others helped them in the act, police inspector of Maninagar Police Station A G Gohil said.

“We have arrested five persons in the case so far while the sixth accused is absconding,” Gohil said.

The girl reportedly went missing on July 26 after which her father lodged a complaint of abduction with Maninagar Police Station, he said.

Yesterday, the girl reached our police station and said that her boyfriend had lured her to go with him, police said.

“As per the girl’s complaint the boy took her to a hotel in Kagdapith area of the city and raped her. She also alleged that later he called up his five friends to the hotel where three of them raped her and two others helped them,” Gohil said narrating girl’s complaint.

Police swung into action after receiving the complaint of the girl and arrested five persons overnight, he said.

PTI

Primary details of case: A complaint was filed in Maninagar police station by parents of missing 17-year-old juvenile girl on July 26. According to primary details received from police sources, missing girl was using her friend’s sim card in which one Sohil’s phone number was stored. Victim girl had outing with Sohil on July 26. Later Sohil dropped her at Maninagar. Late in the night, three youths were passing on Activa two-wheeler. They took victim girl to Silver Spring hotel in Shah Alam area showing identity card. Youths were allotted room number 102. Victim girl was gang raped in this room during entire day by three youths. They also called another friend who also joined them.Later victim girl was dropped at State Transport bus station from where one Mustakim who belongs to other state too took victim girl to Silver Spring hotel and raped her in room number 101. He dropped victim girl on road on July 28. When reached home, victim girl informed her parents about her suffering. On complaint received from victim girls parents, Maninagar Police checked CCTV footage and ID proof at hotel and arrested all accused one by one. Only one Mustakim is yet to be arrested.