Police have launched a manhunt to arrest the suspects (Representational)
Highlights
- Five youths allegedly drugged the girl and raped her
- They then dumped her on the road, police said
- Locals rescued the girl and she is now receiving treatment at a hospital
A minor girl from West Bengal has been allegedly drugged and gang-raped by five men in Odisha's Balasore district.
The accused allegedly took the girl with them on Friday night, raped her and then dumped her on the roadside near Rasulpur village in the district, police said.
Police say it was the locals who found the girl first. She had been admitted to a hospital.
A case has been registered and the police are searching for the accused.