Ahmedabad: Police arrest 8 for raping 15-year-old girl

A 15-year-old girl was gang-raped by 8 men in Ahmedabad's Dholka on March 10. The survivor was then taken near a boring well where the eight men forced themselves upon her.

A 15-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by 8 men in Dholka town in Ahmedabad. The accused, who were between 19 and 30 years of age, carried out the crime in a field near the town.

According to police, on March 11, an FIR was lodged at Dholka town police station where the survivor stated that on March 10, she was brought to a secluded area by one of the eight accused, who was known to her.

All 8 accused have been arrested and the victim, as well as the accused, were sent to the hospital for medical examination. As per the case details, the crime occurred between 8.30 pm and 11 pm on Thursday and a case was lodged against the accused on Friday morning.

According to police, the main accused had called seven of his friends at the same secluded spot that day.

The survivor was then taken near a boring well where the eight men forced themselves upon her, after which she was dropped off at home by the accused in an injured state, said the police.

All the 8 accused--Shivaji Thakore (22), Prakash Thakore (31), Arjun Dudhani (23), Ajay Thakore (26), Ketan Thakore (30), Lala Thakore (19), Sunil Thakore (21) and Mahesh Patel (23), were named by the girl and were questioned in connection with the case and were arrested subsequently.