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2 minor sisters gang raped by 15 men in Bihar

Last updated on: July 16, 2015 04:26 IST

Two minor girls were gang raped on Wednesday by 15 men when they were returning from a temple in Bihar's Rohtas district.

Both the victims have been admitted in the SadarHospital in Sasaram, district headquarters of Rohtas, police said.

“The victims, who are sisters, were admitted for treatment,” a district police official said.

According to police officials, the incident took place near Chandan Sahid Pahar under the Mufassil police station in Sasaram, when both victims were returning from Tarachandi temple after offering prayers along with their brother.

“The accused overpowered the brother and gang raped the sisters in front of him,” informed the police.

The police have lodged a case and launched a search operation to arrest the accused.

M I Khan in Patna