<p>Belagavi: Belagavi police on Sunday said they have arrested three persons for repeatedly gang-raping a 15-year-old girl and have taken two minor boys into custody for their alleged involvement in the crime.</p><p>A manhunt has been launched to nab another accused who is absconding, City Police Commissioner Bhushan Gulabrao Borase said at a presser.</p> .<p>The shocking crime came to light after an FIR was registered on Saturday against six persons for allegedly raping the girl at the APMC Police Station in the city.</p> .<p>The police managed to nab the accused within 24 hours of the lodging of the complaint. Both the victim and the accused are from Belagavi district, Borase said.</p> .<p>According to the police, the minor girl was initially befriended by one of the accused.</p><p>In December 2024, the accused tricked the girl to accompany them to a place, where she was gang-raped. The accused made a video of the incident.</p><p>In January 2025, they blackmailed the girl using the video and again gang-raped her, Borase said, adding the crime had happened in different places.</p><p>Efforts are on to ensure that the accused get severe punishment, he added.</p>
<p>Belagavi: Belagavi police on Sunday said they have arrested three persons for repeatedly gang-raping a 15-year-old girl and have taken two minor boys into custody for their alleged involvement in the crime.</p><p>A manhunt has been launched to nab another accused who is absconding, City Police Commissioner Bhushan Gulabrao Borase said at a presser.</p> .<p>The shocking crime came to light after an FIR was registered on Saturday against six persons for allegedly raping the girl at the APMC Police Station in the city.</p> .<p>The police managed to nab the accused within 24 hours of the lodging of the complaint. Both the victim and the accused are from Belagavi district, Borase said.</p> .<p>According to the police, the minor girl was initially befriended by one of the accused.</p><p>In December 2024, the accused tricked the girl to accompany them to a place, where she was gang-raped. The accused made a video of the incident.</p><p>In January 2025, they blackmailed the girl using the video and again gang-raped her, Borase said, adding the crime had happened in different places.</p><p>Efforts are on to ensure that the accused get severe punishment, he added.</p>
