6 Men Rape 16-year-old Tribal Girl, Stone Her to Death in Chhattisgarh; Father, Relative Also Killed

6 Men Rape 16-year-old Tribal Girl, Stone Her to Death in Chhattisgarh; Father, Relative Also Killed A 16-year-old girl was alle...

6 Men Rape 16-year-old Tribal Girl, Stone Her to Death in Chhattisgarh; Father, Relative Also Killed

A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped and smashed to death with stones in Korba district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Wednesday. The accused allegedly also killed the girl's father and his four-year-old granddaughter, who were along with her, they said.

The incident occurred near Gadhuproda village under Lemru police station area on January 29, but came to light on Tuesday, following which six accused were arrested in this connection, Korba Superintendent of Police Abhishek Meena said. The accused were identified as Santram Majhwar (45), Abdul Jabbar (29), Anil Kumar Sarthi (20), Pardeshi Ram Panika (35), Anand Ram Panika (25) and Uamshankar Yadav (21), all natives of Satrenga village in the district, he said.

The deceased man, a resident of Barpani village, had been working as a cattle grazer at the house of prime accused Manjhwar since July last year," he said. As per the preliminary information, Manjhwar was going to drop the man, his daughter (16) and granddaughter (4) to their village on his motorcycle on January 29.

On the way, they stopped at Korai village and Manjhwar consumed liquor, following which other accused also joined him, he said. The accused took the three victims to the foot of a hill surrounded by forest near Gadhuproda, where Manjhwar and another accused allegedly raped the teenage girl.