The Tulinj police recently arrested three youngsters for raping a minor girl in Nalasopara. Police said the accused confined the girl in a room on the fourth floor of an under-construction building and raped her for 12 hours. They said the girl managed to escape and reached Tulinj Police station and filed a complaint on Saturday. Police said the fourth accused is still on the run.

The girl, who lives in Nalasopara (East), had gone for an early morning walk on Saturday with her friend at Nagela Lake. Police said Amit Batla, who is allegedly the prime accused, reached the site and asked the girl to accompany him. When she refused, he threatened her with a knife and dragged her into an autorickshaw. The victim’s friend tried to oppose, but was threatened by Batla.