20 men kidnap and gangrape four minor tribal girls in Jharkhand

Four minor tribal girls were allegedly kidnapped from their hostel in Pakur district in Jharkhand and raped by more than 20 men. Villagers informed the police of the shocking incident that took place Monday night. All the girls belonged to the Pahadia tribe and were staying in the hostel of a Christian missionary school. The government spends a large amount of money to ensure better education and facilities for the Pahadia tribe. “They came at 11pm and took us to the jungle. They tried to kill us. The villagers then rescued us,” said one of the survivors. [caption id=“attachment_958017” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] This is a representational image. PTI[/caption] “They locked all the teachers inside, entered the girls’ hostel and took them outside,” said the missionary school principal. The police have detained some men from the area for questioning while the girls have been sent for medical examinations. Superintendent of Police YS Ramesh held a meeting after the incident, where the villagers assured full support to the police in arresting the accused. “We’ve asked them to surrender within 24 hours. Our team is conducting a detailed probe of all the youth in the area and are trying to get their whereabouts,” the SP said. With inputs from PTI