Ghaziabad: Three people have been arrested by police for allegedly raping a minor girl and recording a video. According to the police, one of the accused — Sameer — runs an automobile repair shop in the area where the 15-year-old girl is living with her family.

A month ago, he befriended the Class 10 student, and called her to his shop on March 11. His uncle Deepak was also present at the shop. She was raped by Sameer on March 11 at the repair shop, while a video of the act was recorded by his uncle, said a police officer, adding that Deepak also raped her after threatening her that he would circulate the video on social media if she resisted. The teenager, according to the police, was again called by Sameer and Deepak on March 21 to the shop, promising her that they would delete her video. However, the duo, along with their friend Shoaib, allegedly raped her again.

A family member said she came home and didn`t eat food for two days after the incident. She told her parents that she was not well. On March 24, the girl told her mother about the ordeal she had to undergo. Following this, her parents went to the police station and filed a complaint against the three accused. The girl’s father runs a dhaba in the same area.

Nipun Aggarwal, SP (city-1), said that on the basis of the girl’s complaint, an FIR has been registered under the Section of 376D (gang rape) of IPC and under relevant sections of POCSO Act. “During interrogation, the accused confessed that they have raped the teen. We have recovered the phone on which they recorded the video,” Aggarwal said. “We arrested the three on Tuesday night. The court sent them to judicial custody.”

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