Youth held for girl’s rape in Muzaffarpur

PATNA: A 22-year-old youth was arrested on Wednesday for his involvement in the alleged gang rape of a minor girl in Muzaffarpur two days back.
Police said the victim is aged around 16 year and studies in Class X. The incident took place under Sakra police station area in the district on December 4.
Police said the matter was reported to the police on Tuesday night following which the prime accused was arrested.
An FIR was lodged against five youths in connection with the incident on the victim’s complaint with Women’s police station. Police said two of the accused have been named while rest three are unknown.
Sakra SHO Ramnath Prasad said the arrested person has been identified as Mohammad Izhar from Misraulia village. “He would be forwarded to jail after production before a judicial magistrate on Thursday,” he said.
Prasad said another accused, who is the victim’s classmate and a minor, too, had managed to escape and raids were on to nab him.
Prasad said the victim’s medical examination was conducted on Wednesday and her statement before judicial magistrate would be recorded on Thursday.
The SHO said both the prime accused also knew the victim.
A police officer privy to the investigation in the case said the victim alleged that she was going to attend her coaching classes on December 4 when the incident took place. “It was around 4pm when they forcibly took her away to an abandoned house and raped her. The victim told the police that she knew her classmate and Izhar but didn’t know the other three,” the officer said.
Police said further investigation was going on and the victim’s medical report was awaited.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)