Girl alleges gang rape by army men in running train

Ranchi: A girl has filed a police complaint alleging she was gang-raped by three army personnel in a running train on Monday, police said.

Police said they have arrested one army man, and the others will be arrested soon.

The girl was travelling in the Howrah-Amritsar express train. She had boarded the army compartment in the train at Howrah and was on her way to Ludhiana to meet a friend.

According to the



police complaint, the girl said she was offered liquor by the army men, and three personnel raped her when she was drunk.

The girl got down from the train at Madhupur station in Deoghar district of Jharkhand on Monday and informed railway police, who arrested one army man.There was, however, no comment from the army about the incident.

Police said a medical test will be conducted on the girl to ascertain rape.