A 16-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by five youths, all roadside vendors, on a deserted terrace of the busy Charbagh railway station in Lucknow and dumped in a Malda-bound train with serious injuries. She was later rescued by the police in Patna, officials said Tuesday.

While the girl was allegedly gangraped late on Sunday night, the incident only came to light after she reached Patna Monday in the Farakka Express.

The Patna police got the medical examination of the girl conducted and also got her statement recorded before the magistrate on Tuesday. They informed the Government Railway Police (GRP), Lucknow, based on which the latter arrested five accused and a woman, with whom the girl had been living, for the alleged torture and gangrape.

Superintendent of police, Lucknow GRP, Vinay Kumar Yadav said they have arrested Sonu Sonkar, Saddam alias Banau, Puttul, Manoj, Shanu and one woman, Arti, on the basis of girl’s statement given to Patna police and circumstantial evidence. He said the police are yet to arrest one more person. All accused are roadside vendors near Charbagh railway station.

Yadav said they are in the process of obtaining the victim’s medical examination report and her statement recorded before the magistrate from the Patna police. A police team has also been dispatched to Patna to bring the victim to Lucknow.

Station house officer, Lucknow GRP, D K Upadhyay said the girl, who belongs to UP’s Sant Kabir Nagar district, had reached Charbagh railway station after a tiff with her parents about three weeks ago. At Lucknow, she met roadside vendors Arti and Shanu and was staying with them since then, the SHO said.

The SHO said that the girl told the Patna police that Arti was forcing her to marry Sonu Sonkar, another vendor. On Sunday night, Sonu reached Arti’s place and again asked the girl to marry him. When she refused, Sonu forcibly put vermillion on her forehead after which he and his friends —- Saddam, Puttul, Manoj and Shanu —- dragged her to the terrace of the railway station and took turns sexually assaulting her. The accused also inflicted injuries on her body with a knife while threatening to kill her if she raised alarm, the SHO said.

Later, the accused forcibly pushed the girl into Malda-bound Farakka Express, which was about to leave the station, the SHO said. The girl told the Patna police that on finding her with injuries, some passengers informed the GRP when the train reached Mughalsarai railway station, but the policemen allegedly refused to provide her any help.

Director General, GRP, Javeed Ahmed said, an inquiry has been ordered into the allegation against Mughalsarai GRP.

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