Pakur, March 7 Three individuals have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping a girl in the Pakur district of Jharkhand, police said on Saturday.
A search is underway to apprehend the remaining three accused in the case, they said.
The incident took place on February 17, but the FIR was filed on Friday at the Malpahadi police station, a senior police officer said.
"The minor alleged in the complaint that four people from her village (in the Malpahadi area) and two others kidnapped her and then raped her in a truck," SP Nidhi Dwivedi told reporters.
"Considering the seriousness of the matter, a special investigation team (SIT) has been set up. Three accused have been arrested from the Malpahadi and Majhdiha areas," she said.
The accused are aged between 20 and 22 years.
"We have intensified the search operation to trace the remaining three accused," the SP added.
