The Kolkata Police have apprehended two men in relation to the gang-rape of a minor in the Patuli area of the capital city, officials said on Sunday.According to police sources, the minor girl was allegedly taken to a secluded room in the Patuli police station area in south Kolkata on the pretext of going out for a stroll on the eve of Saraswati Puja (January 22) and then was gang-raped.
A written complaint was filed by the victim’s family at the Patuli police station after the incident. Based on the complaint, the police launched an investigation.
The accused persons had been absconding since the incident, and on Saturday, the police arrested both.
Cases have already been registered against the arrested individuals under charges of gang-rape, sexual assault and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The police have also started interrogating the two arrested men.