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Dumka: Five people, including a minor, were arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in Jharkhand's Dumka district, police said on Tuesday.
They were apprehended on Monday evening and would be produced before a court here on Tuesday, an officer said.
The incident occurred on May 16 under the Mufassil Police Station limits, he said.
The girl lodged a complaint with the police station on May 17, claiming that she had gone to a relative's house for a marriage function, where a man forcibly took her to a deserted place.
The victim alleged that she was raped by the person and his four associates.
"Based on an FIR, a team was set up and all five accused were arrested on Monday. They will be produced before the court on Tuesday," Mufassil Police Station in-charge Satyam Kumar said.
The medical test of the girl has also been conducted, the officer added.