Patna:A Class IX student was allegedly gang-raped in a village in Samastipur district, with police registering an FIR against two named and two unidentified persons on Wednesday.According to the complaint lodged by the victim’s father, the incident took place on Tuesday evening when the girl had gone to collect fodder for goats near her house. When she did not return for a long time, family members began searching for her and later found her unconscious and semi-clothed in a maize field near the village.Police said the family also claimed to have recovered a letter from the spot mentioning three persons in connection with the incident. On receiving information, police reached the spot and shifted the girl to a hospital for treatment and medical examination. The clothes worn by the girl at the time of the incident have been seized as evidence.SHO Rakesh Kumar Singh said a police team was immediately dispatched to the spot. “The victim’s medical examination is being conducted. The facts of the case will be established on the basis of the investigation, medical findings and scientific evidence. A special team has been formed and raids are under way to identify and arrest the accused,” he said.
