Varanasi: Jahanaganj police in Azamgarh district arrested six accused between 18 and 22 years in age on Monday on the charges of raping a girl after raiding her house on Sunday.Azamgarh CO (Sadar) Astha Jaiswal on Monday said that on May 31 a woman lodged a complaint with Jahanaganj police station, alleging six youths forcibly entered her house and gangraped her daughter by threatening to kill if she resisted or raised an alarm. Based on her complaint an FIR under appropriate sections of BNS was lodged and police launched an manhunt.The police teams succeeded in arresting all the named accused, including Atish Kumar, Karan Kumar, Vikas Kumar, Sahil Kumar, Azad and Ankit Kumar, near Nayanpur turning on Monday morning. Further legal proceedings in the matter are underway and necessary step is being taken to ensure justice for the victim, the CO said.
