MOHATTARI: A 16-year-old girl has been gang-raped at Samsi village municipality of Mahottari district.
The issue came to fore only after a case was filed at the Mahottari police station on Friday.
The incident occurred at around 7 pm when the girl had gone out for defecation at an open space a week ago, police said.
A gang of four raped her in a paddy field, according to police.
The villagers came to know about the case when the girl reached the village in a state of half-consciousness due to excessive bleeding.
The victim said she was raped by four persons, including two of her relatives.
All four of them have absconded.
Police have initiated a search of the four criminals.
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