Girl raped by six young men in Jharkhand; Accused arrested
Gumla (PTI): A girl was allegedly raped by six young men in Jharkhand's Gumla district, police said on Tuesday.
She was attending a wedding and had gone out of the venue to relieve herself along with three other girls when these men started accosting them. While the rest managed to flee, she could not and was taken to a nearby forest and allegedly raped, they said.
The accused men left her there to die and fled, they added.
After being found by her family, she narrated the incident to them, following which her father lodged a police complaint.
The incident happened on Friday, and police on Monday arrested all six accused involved in the crime, said Mukesh Tudu, the in-charge of the Sursang police station.
"Taking prompt action, a team was set up and all accused, aged 18 to 24, were arrested from different locations," he said, adding that a court sent them to judicial remand.
The medical examination of the girl was conducted, and the accused persons confessed to the crime, he claimed.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
