Mumbai: 4 held for ‘gangraping’ minor, circulating video on WhatsApp

Malad senior inspector Shashank Sandbhor said, “One of the accused called the girl home to help him clarify some doubts he had about a chapter they were learning in school. After reaching his house, the girl found out that three of her other batchmates were also in his house.”

The four then allegedly raped her and took a video clipping of the act to threaten her. They told her that if she told anyone about the incident, they would circulate the clip, Sandbhor added.

“Soon after the incident, one of the four boys shared the link of the video to a friend on WhatsApp and in a few days the video became viral,” Sandbhor said.

The video then reached the girl’s aunt, with whom the 15-year-old stays as her father had passed away a few years ago and her mother works abroad.

The aunt approached the Malad police and an FIR was registered on November 25. Sandbhor said that the four arrested accused have been remanded in magistrate custody by the Juvenile Justice Board, that presides over trials in cases where the accused are below 18 years of age.

“We will be asking for their custody to find out if it was a planned ploy and other such details,” Sandbhor said