In a shocking incident, a 12-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly gangraped by five minor boys in a school in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district. The crime took place inside principal’s office at a school near the Civil Lines police Station.
The accused are aged between 12 and 15 years and students of Classes 7 to 9. They lured the girl to the school building near her house, drugged her with an intoxicant in a cold drink, and committed the crime, the police said.
The police said after the assault, the accused allegedly recorded her video and threatened to upload it on social media if she tells anyone about the crime.
All the accused were reportedly from the same community as the minor victim.
The incident came to light when a neighbour, after seeing the video, informed the girl's mother, who then filed an FIR on May 20.
As per the complaint, the incident took place on May 8 evening. The mother claimed that the five boys lured her daughter, who was playing outside the house, to the school building and committed the crime.
The police said, "All the five accused, who also belong to the Dalit community and live in the same area as the victim, have been taken into custody and medically examined."
The police will present them before the Juvenile Justice Board.
The preliminary investigations have revealed that one of the accused had access to the school keys, as his father worked as a watchman there.
