A 17-year-old girl — a school dropout — was allegedly gangraped by two men, including a distant relative of her neighbour, who reportedly made a video of the assault public on social media in Fatehganj West area of UP’s Bareilly district.
Police said the girl was gangraped on January 2, but she remained quiet as the accused had “threatened” her with consequences if she disclosed the crime to anyone.

The girl’s father, a marginal farmer, however, lodged a complaint with Fatehganj West police on Sunday after the accused made the video of the crime public and relatives informed him about the assault, said police, adding that an FIR was registered in this connection.
The accused — aged 20 & 25 years — were arrested and being questioned, said police.

Fatehganj West SHO Ashwini Kumar said, “We have recovered the video and arrested both the accused. We booked them under sections 376D (gang-rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and relevant sections of the Pocso Act and the IT Act. We are trying to trace people who shared the video on social media. Action will also be taken against them. The girl was sent for a medical examination, and her statement will be recorded in the court on Monday.”

It was the second such crime in the region where a woman was gangraped, and later the video of the crime was made public. Earlier, a Dalit woman was gangraped by six in Budaun and the video of the assault was sold for Rs 300 by one of the accused.

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