A 15-year-old girl, working at a warehouse in Baltana, was allegedly sexually assaulted, strangled and forced to drink a chemical by five of her co-workers, police said. Though the incident took place about a month ago, she gathered the courage to speak up only recently.
The woman also alleged that after her discharge, the accused tried to intimidate her and her family and offered money to settle the matter. She later approached police and sought legal action. She also accused the factory owner of supporting the accused.
Police said his role would be examined during the investigation.
She had even tried to resist them stating that she would inform her family. But in turn, they threatened to kill her.
In a self-recorded video narrating her ordeal, the girl said that the accused had been sexually assaulting her for a long time.
A case has been registered against the five accused under Sections 65(1) (rape), 109 (attempt to murder), 351(3) (aggravated criminal intimidation), 126(2) (wrongful restraint), 123 (causing hurt by poison), 61(2) (criminal conspiracy) and 3(5) (furtherance of common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, besides Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act, based on her statement.
