Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Three Arrested After Alleged Gangrape of Minor in Pachmarhi
Police in Pachmarhi arrested three men over the alleged sexual assault of a 17-year-old student.
The suspects were identified as a gypsy driver and two hotel workers.
Police said the men took the student and her friend to a forest area by saying they were going on a picnic.
The student’s friend was allegedly tied to the vehicle while the assault took place.
The suspects allegedly warned them not to tell anyone.
The student later told her family after she stopped going to school.
Her family reported the matter to police.
Police recorded her statement, arranged a medical examination, and arrested the three suspects.
A 17-year-old school student allegedly was sexually assaulted in a forested area near Pachmarhi on August 19.
Police allege that a gypsy driver and two hotel workers took the student and her friend to the area on the pretext of a picnic.
The suspects allegedly tied the student’s male friend to the vehicle and threatened both victims afterward.
The student later told her family, who approached Pachmarhi police on Sunday night.
Police registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the POCSO Act, arrested all three suspects, and sent them to jail.
- Who
- A 17-year-old school student was allegedly assaulted; police arrested gypsy driver Hariom and hotel workers Pawan Bansal and Abhishek Vanshkar.
- What
- The three suspects allegedly took the student and her friend to a forested area, where she was sexually assaulted.
- When
- The incident allegedly occurred on August 19; the family approached police on Sunday night.
- Where
- A forested area near Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- Police allege the suspects took the two youths there on the pretext of a picnic.
- Victim’s age
- 17 years
- Incident date
- August 19
- Location
- Pachmarhi forest area, Madhya Pradesh
- Accused arrested
- Three
- Accused identified as
- Gypsy driver Hariom and hotel workers Pawan Bansal and Abhishek Vanshkar
- Legal provisions
- Relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the POCSO Act
- Police action
- The suspects were arrested, and the student underwent a medical examination