Overview
- The Class 8 student was intercepted after a pre-board exam in Mauganj on Thursday and taken to a nearby mining and forest area.
- Mintu alias Betu Jaiswal, known to the girl, allegedly offered a lift, dropped her friend, and brought her to where three others were waiting.
- Police reports say the assailants forced the girl to consume alcohol or an intoxicant before the assault and then abandoned her.
- She was found unconscious, taken to a civil hospital, gave her statement, and underwent a medical examination with reports pending; her condition is described as stable.
- An FIR was filed at Mauganj Kotwali under relevant BNS sections and the POCSO Act, and the accused were identified as Mintu Jaiswal, Ravinandan Singh Gaud/Gond, Neeraj (Lala) Jaiswal, and Subhash Jaiswal, all now arrested.