Chandigarh: Facing public rap for sluggish action after three brutal gang rapes were reported in the state, Haryana Police on Monday said raids were on to arrest the culprits.
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar also said that the police was making all efforts to arrest the accused.
Three cases of rape — including two of minor girls — were reported in the past one week.
A 15-year-old Class 10 student in Kurukshetra district was gang-raped and her private parts mutilated after her murder in adjoining Jind district. The victim was reported missing on January 9 after she left her home for tuition. A Class 12 student has been detained for questioning.
An 11-year-old Dalit girl was raped and murdered allegedly by her two neighbours in Panipat district on Saturday night. Accused Pradeep Kumar, 27, and Sagar, 22, lured the victim away when she went out of her house to throw garbage.
Both accused have been arrested.
On Saturday night, a 22-year-old woman was abducted and gang-raped by four unidentified men in a sport utility vehicle.
