17-year-old girl raped by eight men in Haryana, commits suicide

A 17-year-old girl was purportedly abducted and raped by eight men in Haryana's Mewat, following which she committed suicide, the police said on Thursday.

The girl was found lying unconscious after she was gang-raped in a secluded area in Nuh district, after being abducted from her house on Monday, according to a complaint filed by the girl's father with the police.

The teenager was alone in the house when the accused came on two motorcycles and a car and abducted her, it said.

After committing the crime, the accused fled the spot, a police officer of Rojka Meo police station said.

Following the incident, the girl purportedly committed suicide in her house on Tuesday by hanging herself.

Her father told the police that the 17-year-old had identified the accused, who had stalked her in the past.

"We have registered a case of abduction, gang-rape and abetment to suicide against the accused, and are conducting raids to nab them," said Jai Bhagwan, Rojka Meo Station house officer.