A 17-year-old girl was allegedly gang raped by five men in a moving car after they dragged her into the vehicle as she was standing near a bus stand in Sector 12 here.
The incident occurred at about 8 pm last night when the victim, a student of Class X, was waiting for her father to pick her up, police said on Sunday. Three of the accused have been arrested. A car stopped near the girl and five persons alighted from it and dragged her into the vehicle. They made her drink a sedative laced drink before raping her.
The girl was later dumped in Gijhode area of Sector 51. The victim reached her home and narrated the incident to her parents who lodged an FIR in sector 24 police station .
The arrested were identified as Himanshu Sharma, Rahul Arya, and Sunil. Two others are absconding.
“A manhunt has been launched to arrest the other two accused. The victim has been sent for medical examination," police said.
Lawless UP
According to Sharan Pandey, head of an NGO working for women’s rights, Noida may seem like a developed area but on its streets, there is utter lawlessness. “Gang rape cases often happen in Noida and most cases are never reported,” said Pandey.
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