A 14-year-old girl was gang-raped by two individuals, including a minor, inside an abandoned madrassa hostel in Kadamtala, North Tripura, on Saturday night, police reported.

The horrific incident occurred in Kurti village, Dharmanagar subdivision, as the girl was heading to a relative’s wedding ceremony in the same locality.

According to Jayanta Debnath, officer-in-charge at Kadamtala police station, the assailants abducted the girl and took her to the deserted hostel, where they raped her before fleeing.

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The traumatized survivor returned home and recounted her ordeal to her parents, prompting an immediate response from outraged villagers. They launched a manhunt and apprehended one of the accused, a 19-year-old daily wager, from his residence that same night. The villagers handed him over to the police, who formally arrested him.

Debnath confirmed that a case has been registered against both perpetrators under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The second accused, a minor, remains at large, with police intensifying efforts to apprehend him. The girl underwent a medical examination, and her condition is reported to be stable.

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