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14-year-old orchestra dancer gangraped in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur

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By ETV Bharat English Team

Published : Jan 5, 2024, 1:05 PM IST

Police station Kotwali Lalganj
Police station Kotwali Lalganj

Police said that the girl, who is working in an orchestra was staying at her aunt's house when the accused, who came drunk gangraped her under the influence while being in an inebriated condition. Following the complaint by the girl, police have registered a case and are arresting three accused in the case.

Mirzapur: In a shocking case of sexual assault reported from Uttar Pradesh, a 14-year-old orchestra dancer has been allegedly gang-raped by two men including the orchestra conductor's friend in Mirzapur district of the state, police said on Friday. The incident has come to light in Lalganj area of the district. A police official confirmed that the 14 year old girl living in Halia police station area of Mirzapur has been brutalized by two criminals.

According to the police official, the girl has been living with her aunt's son, an orchestra conductor, in a village in the Lalganj police station area. While staying at her relative's house, the victim girl used to go to dance in the orchestra. It is alleged that she was at her aunt's son's house on Wednesday night.

In her complaint lodged with the police station, the girl said that on Wednesday night, the two accused Jhangur and Jitendra, who are friends of her orchestra conductor relative, came drunk and gang-raped her. The victim has given a complaint to Lalganj police demanding action against the two accused.

Lalganj Circle CO Manjari Rao while confirming the incident, said that the14-year-old girl living in a village of Halia police station area works in the orchestra adding her father lives in Mumbai. Lalganj Circle CO said that the girl used to go to dance while staying at her aunt's son's house. “Her aunt's son, who is an orchestra conductor, had consumed drugs with his friends. During this time, his two friends Jhangur and Jitendra raped the girl while drunk. A case has been registered on Thursday based on the girl's complaint. The orchestra conductor aunt's son and both the accused are being arrested and interrogated,” added the Lalganj Circle CO.

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