RAISEN: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a truck driver while his two associates restrained the teenager's male friend in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district, an official said on Sunday.
Police have arrested two persons, including the truck driver, in connection with the alleged crime committed in Siyarmau forest on Silwani-Sagar Road, about 110 km from the district headquarters, on Saturday evening.
The teenager and her 21-year-old male friend were returning from visiting the Vandevi temple in the area when they parked their two-wheeler and entered the forest, said Silwani's Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Anil Maurya.
At the same time, a truck broke down, leading its driver, identified as Sanju Adivasi (21), and his two friends to enter the forest, where they encountered the girl and her friend.
The trio assaulted the young man and seized the key to his motorcycle, according to the FIR.
The driver then took the girl deep into the forest and allegedly raped her, while his associates held her friend captive, the official said.
After the three accused departed, the girl and the youth made their way to the road and alerted passing police officers.
Police registered a case against Sanju Adivasi and his associates Shivnarayan Adivasi and Akshay Ahirwar under Indian Penal Code sections 376 (rape), 376D (gang rape) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Sanju and Shivnarayan have been arrested, while Ahirwar remains at large.