Teen Girl Made To File Rape Case In Extortion Bid, 2 Arrested In Indore

The 15-year-old girl had accused three men of gangraping her and then dumping her near a liquor shop, police said.

Indore: Two men were arrested on Friday for allegedly getting a minor girl to file a rape case against three persons in order to extort ₹ 1 crore from them, police in Indore in Madhya Pradesh said.

On Monday, a 15-year-old girl had accused three men from Nipania of gangraping her and then dumping her near a liquor shop, Deputy Commissioner of Police Abhishek Anand told reporters.

“A woman sub inspector who took the girl into confidence found out the rape accusation was false. One Hemant Chopadia had tutored the girl to lodge a complaint against the three men. The plan was to strike a compromise later for a sum of ₹ 1 core,” the DCP said.

“Chopadia had promised the girl, who comes from a poor background, half the amount they would extort. His accomplice Rahul Lakre has been arrested for raping the minor girl,’ he added.