GHAZIABAD: Three men were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the rape of a 17-year-old girl in Modinagar while police are looking for the fourth accused. The four also filmed the rape and blackmailed the girl’s family with the video, said police. Ritesh Tripathi, ACP, Modinagar, said the girl’s father made a complaint on January 24, alleging that a man living in their village dragged his daughter (17) into the fields while she was getting cattle feed and raped her. Three other men allegedly shot a video of the rape. “They blackmailed her family with the video and demanded money. The father approached police, and an FIR was filed against the four under IPC sections 376 (rape), 384(punishment for extortion), 354C (voyeurism) and relevant sections of the Pocso Act,” said Tripathi.Subsequently, police formed six teams to investigate the case and arrested Kaleem (22), Asif (23) and Anas (21), all residents of the Niwari area in Modinagar. “We formed six police teams, including surveillance, to track the accused and managed to arrest three, including the main accused who raped the girl, within twenty-four hours of the complaint.”The three arrested men were produced before the court and sent to jail on Wednesday. “Another accused, Shubhrati alias Sameer, is still absconding. We will arrest him soon,” the ACP said.Police said the girl narrated the ordeal to her father after the accused showed him the rape video. A medical examination of the girl confirmed rape. Her condition is stable now. (The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
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