The Balangi police on Friday arrested four people in a gang rape case. The accused were produced before the court and sent to one-day police custody. The victim is said to be a minor girl studying in class 10th.
The fifth accused is said to be absconding. Police said that the victim was a friend of one of the accused. All the accused had a video of her, after which they started blackmailing and threatening her.
She alleged that her friend had called her to his house a few days back, where all the accused raped her and threatened dire consequences if she complained to anyone.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) (Kharad I), Rupinder Kaur Sohi said that four accused have been arrested, while the search for the fifth is on.
A case was registered against the accused under sections 376-D (gang rape), 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act.