Gaya: Two days after a girl was allegedly gang-raped between Belaganj and Neyamatpur stations on the Gaya–Patna railway line, police on Sunday arrested five youths involved in the heinous crime.Senior superintendent of police Sushil Kumar said,“A special team under supervision of city SP Kota Kiran Kumar was constituted. The police team headed by deputy superintendent of police (law and order) Ravi Prakash Singh conducted a thorough investigation and the team arrested five youths named Ankit Kumar, Rahul kumar, Abhishek Kumar and Amrendra Kumar, all residents of Belaganj police station area and Upendra Kumar of Jehanabad sadar police station. Police will soon submit chargesheet in the case and pray before the court for speedy trial to ensure that the guilty are punished and the victim gets justice.”Earlier, police had detained 10 suspects for questioning as part of the investigation. They also recorded the victim’s statement to understand the sequence of events. According to preliminary findings, the victim, a resident of Jehanabad district, was travelling on the Patna–Gaya MEMU passenger train to her maternal village in Belaganj on Friday evening. She had boarded the train at Jehanabad station. Investigators suspect the train was brought to a halt after the emergency chain was pulled between Belaganj and Neyamatpur stations at around 8 pm.When the woman got off the train, thinking her station had arrived, a group of youths travelling in the same coach also alighted. The accused allegedly dragged her to an isolated spot and assaulted her before fleeing. After the incident, the victim managed to reach the police on Friday night and lodged a complaint.A team from Belaganj police station immediately reached the spot and took her for medical examination. Forensic experts were also called in to collect evidence. An FIR was registered at Belaganj police station on Saturday.
