Ranchi: Police have arrested two men and detained a minor boy in connection with the alleged gang rape of an 18-year-old girl in Ranchi district. In a separate case, police arrested a man for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girl, officers said on Friday.SP (rural) Gaurav Goswami said a 22-year-old man and another aged 19 were arrested, while the juvenile boy was detained in connection with the alleged gang rape of the 18-year-old on Nov 11.A special investigation team led by DSP Ajay Aryan found video footage of the minor boy allegedly following the girl on the day of the incident, Goswami said. The minor was detained and allegedly confessed to his involvement before naming the other two accused, the SP added.In a separate case, police arrested a man in his mid-20s in connection with the alleged rape of the nine-year-old girl. A case was registered in this connection on Nov 9, Goswami said.He had allegedly taken the girl on a scooter on the pretext of bringing rice from a mill but instead took her to a nearby forest, where he allegedly raped her, a police officer said.The accused had been absconding since the crime and was arrested from a forest near his home based on technical and human inputs, police said.
