A teen-aged girl was allegedly abducted and gangraped by a group of youths when she and her friends were returning here after celebrating the birthday of one of them, police said Tuesday.
The incident happened in a forest under Kharsidag police station outpost in Namkum area, around 35 km from Ranchi city on Sunday night, the police Tuesday.
"We have arrested five persons in connection with the incident while hunt is on to apprehend one more accused, who is reported at large," said Superintendent of Police (Rural), Ranchi, Ashutosh Shekhar.
Asked whether it was a case of gang-rape, Shekhar said "We are waiting for the medical report to confirm it."
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