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JAIPUR: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two persons near Jheel Chowki of Bayana village in Bharatpur district late on Monday evening. A day after the registration of FIR, police have registered a case and have detained the main accused in this connection.

According to police, the incident took place on Monday evening, when the girl was alone at her house as her mother had gone to attend a wedding at a nearby village. The accused barged into the house of the girl and took her to an isolated place near her house and raped her.

“The two accused identified as Mahesh (18) and Vivek barged into her house and took her towards the isolated jungle close to her house and raped her. The girl in her statement said that there was one more person on the spot while she was raped but he was standing a bit away,” said Chetram Sevda, circle officer, Bayana, who is investigating the case told TOI on Tuesday. Police have detained Vivek while the accused Mahesh is on the run. “The girl would be taken for the medical examination and her statements under Section 164 of CrPC would be recorded,” he added.

According to police, the main accused Vivek lives in the same locality and was acquainted with the girl. The girl after the rape , was left at the spot while the accused managed to flee. “Her family lodged an FIR late in the evening. Based on their information, we have managed to detain the main accused. He is under interrogation and would be arrested,” he said.

Police have registered a case under appropriate sections of POCSO Act and Section 376-D of IPC.

