Latehar: A 16-year-old tribal girl was allegedly raped by five youths in Latehar district, a police officer said on Saturday. The incident happened on Thursday night. The victim, however, lodged an FIR on Saturday.The girl in her statement said that during a wedding ceremony on Thursday night, five youths from the same village took her to a jungle forcefully, where they raped her.“The accused threatened her and left her in the jungle at midnight. The girl, somehow, reached her relative’s house and narrated the incident to them,” the officer said, mentioning her statement. He said the girl has been sent for medical examination.“A manhunt has been launched to nab the accused, and they will be held soon,” the officer added.
