A 19-year-old girl was allegedly dragged into a forest and gang raped in Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli district, police said on Tuesday. The incident occurred at a village surrounded by dense forest area under Jiyawan police station, around 35 km from district headquarters Singrauli on Monday evening.
The incident came to light after the victim, along with her parents, reached Jiyawan police station and lodged a complaint on Tuesday. According to police, the victim said that, when she along with one of her male friends was returning home on Monday evening, a group of men cornered them on the way.