An FIR has been registered against three men on the complaint of the father of the child under sections of the POCSO Act.

A minor girl who had left home for her friend’s wedding was allegedly kidnapped and gangraped by three men in Uttarakhand’s Champawat. Congress has alleged that one of the suspects is a former office bearer of the local BJP unit, and accused the state government of “protecting criminals” in Champawat – Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami’s constituency.

The police said they received a call on the 112 helpline on May 6 that a minor girl, who had gone to attend a friend’s wedding in a village in the district on May 5, had not returned home. A police team was immediately dispatched to the spot, and a search operation was launched. “After searching the area, the girl was found near a dairy, and she alleged that she was raped by three men.…