A 32-year-old health worker has been allegedly raped💜 at knifepoint by a minor 🦹boy at her workplace in Chhattisgarh's Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (MCB) district, police said.
The police have꧒ apprehended the 17-year-old accused and two of his accomplices, while one more accused in t🎀he case was absconding, an official said.
ꦕThe incident took place at a sub-health centre in Chhipchhip village panchayat, under Jhagrakhand police station limits, on Friday afternoon, said Dipak Saini, Station House Officer (SHO) Jhagrakhand.
The woꦚman had lodged a complaint on Saturday morning, following which the police swung into action, he said.
The woman was alone at the fa🐟cility located in the outskirts of the village, when the min🐼or and three of his associates barged in, he said.
They threatened her with a knife and tied her hands and legs, following which the boy allegedly raped her, th♔e official said.
They also allegedly film🥂ed the act before fleeing the spot, he said.
A case has been registered against the accused under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Schedul🐷ed Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the Arms Act a𓄧nd Information Technology Act, he said.
