Police said the girl, in her complaint, alleged that she befriended one of the accused on a social networking site. She also claimed that the accused tried to sell her off, but she managed to escape from their "clutches".
"The 17-year-old, who lives with her parents in Mandawali area, befriended one Sameer on Facebook sometime ago," said a senior police official, adding that she had only alleged kidnapping when she first approached police on June 21.
According to police, two of three suspects were nabbed soon after her complaint and they are investigating these new allegations and will add the sections pertaining to rape after our probe.
In her complaint, she alleged that the accused offered her water and thereafter she fell unconscious. Sammer and his two friends then allegedly raped her, police said.
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