Eight held in Navsari in Gujarat for gangraping 15-year-old girl
Navsari (PTI): Eight persons were arrested in Gujarat's Navsari district for allegedly gangraping a 15-year-old girl, a police official said on Saturday.
The eight were held under provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, he added.
"The incident took place in a village in Vansda town on January 7. The victim had stepped out of her house at 10:30pm to answer nature's call when three motorcycle-borne men known to her and her family abducted her," he said.
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"They took her to a place 2.5 kilometres away where five associates were waiting. The eight gangraped the girl. While seven of the accused are in the 20-21 age group, one is a minor," the official said.
Her family had mounted a search for her at the time and came to know of her ordeal when she came home in the morning, the official said.
Based on a complaint on Thursday, a case was registered and the eight accused were arrested and remanded in 7-day custody, Chikhli Deputy Superintendent of Police BV Gohil said.
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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.
