Police are are actively looking for the accused on the run. (Representational)
A 15-year-old girl has allegedly been gang-raped twice by six people in Karnataka's Belagavi. They recorded the horrifying act the first time and blackmailed her with the threat that they would circulate the visuals. This blackmail led to the second incident of gangrape.
Police said three men have been arrested, two minors detained and one accused is on the run.
According to police, the first incident of gangrape took place about six months back. One of the accused, a friend of the minor, lured her to a hilly area on the outskirts of Belagavi. There she was gangraped and the act was recorded on the phone. The accused started blackmailing the girl and threatened to release the video online. This led to the second incident. Again, the accused recorded the act and the threats continued. Eventually, the girl filed a police complaint yesterday and an FIR was registered.
Police have registered the FIR under the stringent Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Police are currently investigating the matter and are actively looking for the accused on the run.
