Girl gangraped in forest while returning home on scooter Hunt on for two youths who followed 21-year-old on a bike in Kandra
Police launched a manhunt on Wednesday for two youths who allegedly gang raped a 21-year-old tribal girl in a forest 5km from here in adjoining Seraikela Kharsawan district late on Tuesday evening.
The victim, a resident of Pather Salem village in Kandra, was returning home on a scooter at 8pm when the two accosted her and then dragged her inside Pandrabera forest. There, the two youths took turns to rape her, said police sources.
According to her family members, the duo fled, leaving her battered and bruised in the forest. By the time the girl managed to return home it was past midnight. The family reported the incident to Kandra police soon after.