New Delhi - A 16-year-old girl was gang-raped and apparently
thrown from a moving train in the eastern state of Bihar, police said
Monday.
The teenager was abducted near her home in Lakhisarai district by a
group of six youth on Friday, regional police chief Ashok Kumar said.
She was sexually assaulted at an isolated spot before she was forced
into a train at a local station and found hours later on the tracks,
injured and unconscious, Kumar said.
The girl's family said she had been thrown off the train, a claim
that police said it was investigating.
"The girl is being treated for serious injuries. We have arrested one
of the suspects, a boy, in the case. Results of medial tests to
confirm sexual assault are awaited," Kumar said.
Local media reports said the teen was in a critical condition and
fighting for her life at a government hospital where she was being
treated.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar promised strong action against the
accused.
Sexual violence has been a focus of public attention in India since
the fatal gang rape of a student on a bus in New Delhi in December
2012.
Activists say little has changed in attitudes towards sexual assault,
and attacks on women continue unabated.