A TEEN was allegedly raped twice by the same men after police used her as bait to catch her attackers — but then failed to follow her.

The girl was allegedly raped at knifepoint for the first time on July 7, when she went to meet a man she had met on Facebook.

NDTV in India reports the attacker allegedly shot a video on a mobile phone and tried to blackmail her.

The following day police decided to send the victim back to the scene of the crime, with officers following, in an attempt to arrest her attackers.

Vishwas Patil, Inspector General of Police, Aurangabad district said the attempt “failed” as the police vehicles were following too closely.

A day later they tried again with horrific results.

It’s understood that police made a second attempt to trap the offenders but a “miscommunication” meant that the girl was raped again.

“The plan was that the victim would be escorted by the police to the spot.

“The victim, however, mistook a regular patrol van which passed by her house as the escort vehicle and thought that was the signal for her to leave for the spot.

“Involving the victim was not the right way. Laying a trap was a blunder.

“To take the help of a victim who is traumatised, and risking her in this situation is a major blunder, it is wrong to use a minor as a bait”.

The officer in charge of the operation has been stood down while an investigation is carried out.