The police in Jammu have detained two men on the charge of abducting a 17-year-old girl and raping her, PTI quoted a police official as saying on Tuesday. Another accused is on the run, PTI reported.
The incident occurred on Thursday, the girl said in her complaint that was filed at the Gharota police station on Sunday. The police said that the girl had had a medical examination and that the report was awaited.
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