UP shocker: Minor gangraped, video circulated on WhatsApp

A 17-year-old was gangraped by five men in Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh, and the perpetrators posted the video on WhatsApp after she refused to be blackmailed by them.

The incident, which has sparked a massive public outcry in the area, took place on May 26 when the victim's family had gone to watch an IPL match at a neighbour's house. 

The five of the accused barged into her house and at gunpoint took her to an abandoned house.

Her assailants, with the motive of blackmailing her, filmed the entire incident. However, when she refused to be threatened they then put the video on WhatsApp, the police said.

The attackers also sent the video to the girl's father, the police added. Following the incident, the entire village gathered at the local police station demanding immediate action.

According to Times of India,  an FIR has been registered against the five men, identified as Ishaaq, Matloob, Waseem, Shahid and Talib. They were booked under sections 323 (criminal intimidation), 354 (assault or criminal force on woman with intent to outrage her modesty) 376 D (gang rape) of IPC, 7/8 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and section 67 of the Information Technology Act.

The police also want to impose  National Security Act (NSA) against the accused as by posting the video online they seriously jeopardised the law and order situation across the region, Superintendent of Police, (rural) Moradabad, Sujata Singh, told TOI.