Overview
- Officers said the absconding 14-year-old was traced to Bihar after two other minors were detained on January 19 in connection with the January 18 assault.
- The girl’s family reported she was lured with food and taken to an empty building where she was tied, gagged, and assaulted by boys known to her.
- Medical records reviewed by reporters noted the child was bleeding and unable to walk; police say she is now stable at home and receiving care and counselling.
- Investigators registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the POCSO Act, collected forensic evidence from the site, and are analysing CCTV and local intelligence.
- Local demonstrations called for swift action, while the victim’s parents demanded strict punishment, and one accused boy’s mother voluntarily handed him over to police.