14-year-old gang-raped in Bhojpur district

ARA: A 14- year-old dalit girl belonging to a village under the Piro police station area of Bhojpur district was allegedly gang-raped and held captive at gun-point in a barn by six men from her village.
In a complaint filed by the survivor’s father with the Piro police station, it has been alleged that on December 16, the girl had gone out in the morning around 4am with few other girls to perform some ritual.On their way back, six men of the village kidnapped the minor by gagging her mouth and took turns to rape her.
She was even threatened and the accused persons were talking about holding her captive for four days, but she, somehow managed to escape the next morning. After reaching home, she narrated narrate her ordeals to her parents. Police were informed about the incident on Saturday by her father.
Meanwhile, police have detained two persons for interrogation. Piro police station SHO A K Choudhary on Sunday said that a case has been lodged against six persons under the POCSO Act and SC/ ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)