A 16-year-old girl was gangraped by two men in a moving car in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh yesterday. The accused then left her on the road threatening her of dire consequences.

Three men who live in the same locality as the survivor kidnapped her in a car at 6 am on Tuesday and drove towards a highway where she was raped by two of them.

After coming home, the girl narrated her ordeal to her family. Following this, her family members registered a complaint at the local police station. Police registered a case based on the complaint and arrested one of the accused.

The minor’s mother said, “My daughter went out to defecate when she was forcibly picked up by the accused. “When she did not return for a while, a search was carried out. When she came home, she told us about the incident and said that they took her towards the highway. She was raped by two men in the moving car.”

“A case has now been registered under relevant sections. An accused has been arrested and the girl has been sent for medical examination,” said police officer Sneh Tiwari.