GREATER NOIDA: A Class X student was allegedly gang-raped by her uncles and cousins in Greater Noida on Friday. The victim has alleged that police tried to hush up the incident and were forcing her to reach a compromise with the accused. It was only when locals staged a protest, an FIR was lodged. The village panchayat also allegedly pressured the victim's family for compromise.

The victim, a resident of Chaysa village, is an inter college student. She was reportedly kidnapped on Wednesday morning when she was heading to school. The accused in a car stopped the victim and pulled her inside. The girl was found in an unconscious state near the railway track in Dadri in the evening. After regaining consciousness, the girl narrated that two uncles and cousins kidnapped and then raped her.

SP (rural) Ashok Kumar said that the family initially had alleged that their girl was kidnapped and thrashed. "On the basis of that complaint, we had registered an FIR. Now the family has alleged that the victim was also raped. We sent the girl for medical examination and initial report suggests that there were no external injury marks. The final report is pending. We will now also add rape charges in the FIR," Kumar said.

On Friday, the victim's family and supporters staged a protest demanding early arrest of the accused.

