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TNN | Jul 10, 2014, 08.52 AM IST

BHOPAL: A dalit teenaged girl was lured by her tenant and two others including a woman and gang raped repeatedly in Ashoka Garden locality of state capital. A case has been registered against the three accused after the girl, 16, mustered the courage and informed her parents, who in turn lodged a complaint on Tuesday.

Cops have nabbed the woman accomplice while the accused the on the run.

Accused were Jagmohan, Hameer and Draupadi, a married woman.

Police said accused lived as tenants in girl’s house and Draupadi persuaded the minor to establish physical relations with Jagmohan and Hameer. Both youths earlier lived in a separate portion of the same building, but shifted later.

Police said according to the complaint, when the minor refused, the accused youths forced her and outraged her modesty a number of times for around a month. Draupadi warned the girl to keep mum and not to disclose about it to anyone.

However, when girl hinted her father about the torture and physical and mental harassment, he talked to woman’s husband, who rebuffed him ruling out involvement of his wife in any such act. The matter was reported to police after survivor and her family lodged a complaint.

Police said they would verify whether the woman took any money from the two accused or what was his actual motive behind crime. Investigating officials said accused are from Vidisha district and they are trying to locate them. Since the rape survivor is a dalit, the case has been transferred to AJK police, officials added.