Jharkhand: Eight arrested, minor detained in alleged gang rape of tribal woman

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Eight people were arrested, and a teenager was detained for allegedly gang-raping a 20-year-old tribal woman in Jharkhand's Ranchi district, police said on Sunday. The incident occurred on Friday night in a village under the Mandar Police Station area.

The accused forcefully took the woman to a secluded place near the village and raped her, police said. An FIR was lodged on Saturday based on the statement of the rape survivor. Subsequently, the woman's medical examination was conducted at a government hospital in Ranchi.

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