Uttar Pradesh: Minor raped, stabbed by 7

Lucknow: A 16-year-old girl, who had run away from home after a fight with her father and had come to Lucknow in search of a job, was gangraped by seven men and then stabbed on the roof of the Charbagh railway station in the state capital. The rapists then presumed that she was dead and put her on to a train. The GRP personnel rescued the girl from the train in Patna and admitted her to a hospital.

The girl regained consciousness two days ago and she told the police that she is a native of Khalilabad and had come to Lucknow after a fight with her father for a job in the city. She lived in a rented apartment along with one Aarti, suspected to be involved in flesh trade.

Aarti introduced her to Sonu Yadav, who proposed marriage, but the girl declined.

On August 16, Sonu called the girl to the railway station and took her to the terrace and once again proposed marriage. When she refused, Sonu called in six of his friends and all of them took turns at raping her while Aarti looked on. The accused then stabbed her and dumped her in a train.

Patna GRP personnel coordinated with the Lucknow team and laid a trap to arrest the accused men.

On Tuesday night, the team arrested prime accused Sonu, Puttul, Saddam and Manoj near platform number 1 at Charbagh railway station. The remaining accused are still at large.

During interrogation, all four confessed to their crime and were booked under various serious sections including attempt to murder, rape and charges under POCSO Act.

The girl is still in hospital and her parents have been contacted in Khalilabad.