Pakur, Mar 7 (PTI) Three persons have been arrested for the alleged kidnapping and rape of a minor girl in Jharkhand’s Pakur district, police said on Saturday.
A search is on to nab the other three accused in the case, they said.
The incident took place on February 17, but an FIR was lodged at the Malpahari police station on Friday, a senior police officer said.
“The minor alleged in the complaint that four people from her village (in Malpahari area) and two others kidnapped her and then raped her in a truck,” SP Nidhi Dwivedi told reporters.
“Considering the gravity of the matter, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted. Three accused have been arrested from Malpahari and Majdiha areas,” she said.
The accused are between 20 and 22 years old.
“We have intensified the search operation to track down the remaining three accused,” the SP added.
Published – 07 March 2026 21:34 IST
