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HARIDWAR : A 15-year-old girl was gang-raped by three men in a guesthouse at Piran Kaliyar in Haridwar on Friday night, said police. The girl had gone to the annual fair at the Sufi shrine with her friend Salman, whom she knew as Rajesh. Once at the shrine, Salman called five of his friends and they took the girl to a guesthouse where three of them took turns to rape her. A case was registered at Ranipur police station against the six men. The girl was sent to district hospital for medical examination.

As the news spread, right wing outfits reached the police station here and demanded strict action against all the accused, who are on the run.

According to the girl’s parents, their daughter had gone out for tuitions on Friday evening. On the way, she met Salman, who lured her to accompany him to Piran Kaliyar. After committing the crime, all the accused fled, leaving the girl alone in the guesthouse. She somehow managed to reach her home on Saturday morning and narrated her ordeal to her parents.

Her parents then went to the Ranipur police station to file a case. Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Krishan Kumar V K said, “A case has been registered against six accused. Two of them have been identified as Salman and Sajid . We are trying to identify the other four accused. According to the girl, three of the men raped her while the other three were present in the room but did not save her. The girl knew only Salman and Sajid. A team has been deployed to nab the accused, who are on the run.” MS Nawaz