Chandigarh: A 17-year-old girl was abducted, and was taken to Ludhiana where she was held captive by two men. The two men kept her at a place near Dehlon. They sedated the girl, and gang-raped her for five days, alleged the minor. A Zero FIR has been filed in the matter, and the case has been transferred to Ludhiana Police, officials confirmed.
It was revealed during the investigation that the minor had befriended one of the accused on social media platform Instagram. She stated that she met Jaspreet Singh alias Bazz on Instagram. However, Baaz’s friend Sahibdeep Singh used to chat with her using the former’s account, said a report by HT.
Deceived Her By Offering Her to visit Shrine
On May 12, the accused took the girl to Ludhiana on bike on account of paying a visit at a shrine. Instead of taking her to the planned location, he took her to Dehlon and confined her in a room. He gave her sedatives, and raped her multiple times every day untill May 16. The accused threatened her to stay silent on the matter, and tell it to no one.
While filing a complaint in the matter, the Dehlon Police lodged Jaspreet Singh alias Baaz, and Sahibdeep Singh, both residents of Kharar. The victim also belonged to Kharar, the media report added.
Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Sulakhan Singh said that the Mohali police have filed a Zero FIR regarding the incident and have sent it to Ludhiana for further action. The FIR includes charges under sections 342 (wrongful confinement), 328 (causing harm by poisoning, etc.), 376 D (gang rape), 377 (unnatural offence), 324 (voluntarily causing hurt with dangerous weapons or means), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), as well as section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. A search is underway to arrest the accused.