Indian teenager raped by three in moving vehicle

Victim was found lying unconscious near educational institution

Police said on Monday that a 16-year-old girl had allegedly been gang- raped in a moving vehicle by three men in the Indian city of Greater Noida, The Hindu reported.



The teenager, a grade 11 student, said she had been raped on April 18 as she made her way home. A senior police official said the victim chose to walk home after missing her bus. He said she had gotten inside the vehicle after being offered a drop by the suspects: a relative, class fellow and another man.



The official said the men then took turns to rape her. He said they forced her to consume a spiked beverage that left her unconscious. The official said the victim was found lying unconscious on a deserted road near Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology in Knowledge Park around 2am after her parents alerted authorities.



Police have been striving to nab the suspects. An FIR of the incident has been registered.

This story originally appeared in The Hindu.