Ranchi: Police here have arrested two persons in connection with gang rape of a minor in Jharkhand’s Deoghar district.
The police have identified the accused and were on the lookout for the other three.
According to reports, the girl and her mother, residents of Dumka district, were returning home from a function in Deoghar on Sunday when they came under attack in Madhupur area. Five people on two motorcycles waylaid the two of them, and then took her daughter aside by force. When the mother tried to stop them, she was beaten up and the girl was then raped in front of her, the complaint stated.
Deoghar Superintendent of Police (SP) Subhash Chandra Jat said the girl underwent a medical test, reports of which were awaited.
Meanwhile, a special investigation team (SIT) has been set up by the Deoghar Police to look into the matter.
