The next day the victim opened up about the incident to her friend, who advised her to go to the police. | Photo Credit: Representative Image

Key Highlights The 17-year-old girl was abducted and raped for three hours while she was on her way to the hospital in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal. The incident took place on April 18 in BHEL Township area of Govindpura.

Bhopal: There seems to be no end to sexual crimes against women and children. Even strict laws like POCSO seem to have failed to deter sexual predators.

In a shocking incident, a 17-year-old girl was abducted and raped for three hours while she was on her way to the hospital in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal. This is said to be the second rape case in Bhopal in the lockdown period.

According to a report in Times of India, the incident took place on April 18 in BHEL Township area of Govindpura. The minor victim was dragged into a car and taken to a deserted place and raped.

What was more shocking was the fact that the car wasn't stopped at any police checkpoint in at least 8 kilometers distance between JP Hospital and Govindpura amid the lockdown.

The next day the victim opened up about the incident to her friend, who advised her to go to the police. The woman later filed a zero FIR which was later transferred to Habibganj police station.

According to police, the victim has named two accused identified as Shafiq Khan and Abid Khan in her complaint. "We have registered a case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act," said Rajat Saklecha, ASP (Zone-1).

In her complaint, the victim said the accused dragged her out of the car and took her to a desolated place and raped her. She said she screamed for help but there was no one around.

Earlier, another woman was raped in the city amid lockdown. On April 17, a visually impaired bank manager was allegedly raped at her flat in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal during the lockdown. The crime took place in the early hours of Friday in posh Shahpura area of the city. The 53-year-old victim was alone at her home when the crime took place.