A 15-year-old girl in Dombivli East didn't give it a second thought when two of her childhood buddies called her out to celebrate Friendship Day. After all, she had known them all her life. The boys — aged 22 and 17 — told her there was a party at another friend's house, but when they got there, they locked the door, then raped and thrashed her.

The Dombivli police, who arrested the accused, said the accused fellows had known the girl since childhood, as all lived in the same locality. The incident took place around 3 pm on Sunday, when the youths called the girl outside to celebrate Friendship Day with them. The three of them left for Khambalpada on a bike.