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Uttarakhand BJP students' wing leader, three associates booked for gangrape

Dehradun, Nov 14 (UNI) An Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) leader of Uttarakhand and his three associates were booked Under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act(POCSO) for allegedly raping a minor girl in Haldwani.
According to Haldwani police ABVP leader Dheeraj Bisht who recently contested students union election in Haldwani and his friends Himanshu Goni, Ansh Khatri and Nitin Pal were arrested by Nainital Police and booked under POCSO act 2012 for raping a 16-year old girl in Haldwani on November 12.
According to the police, the victim was lured by Ansh Khatri and Ansh Pal while she was on morning walk at around 4 AM in the morning and taken to a home stay where they committed the offence.
Meanwhile parents and family of the girl too had began looking for her. They were able to locate the girl with help of her GPS system and reached at the homestay. However, the accused managed to slip away. A complaint was lodged with the police by the victim and her family.
"All four accused were arrested by the police and booked for gangrape under POCSO act and other relevant charges," said SSP Nainital Manjunath TC. UNI PS CDS
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