Police: Five raped girl till 3am

AN 18-year-old schoolgirl, betrayed by her cousin, was allegedly abducted and raped by six men in Enga’s Tsak Valley on March 5.
The cousin, a university undergraduate, lured the grade 12 girl out of her house by asking her to help him hold a torch while he relieved himself in the dark at 7pm.
Five others then turned up and forcibly took the girl to a house where they allegedly held her captive taking turns to rape her until 3am.
Police have arrested and charged three suspects with one count of rape each and abduction.
One suspect in police custody has yet to be charged and two are still at large.
The four suspects were handed over to the police by their family and community leaders.
The girl became unconscious at about 3am and the rapists thought she had died. They wrapped her in a plastic bag to dump her body at the nearby Topak creek.
However, on the way to the creek, they panicked when they saw lights and fled into bushes, leaving the girl on the road.
Villagers saved the girl and took her home.
The girl’s relatives have refused to accept any form of compensation and are demanding that the rapists face the full force of the law.
Provincial police commander Chief Supt Joseph Tondop has advised the two suspects on the run to surrender themselves or “we will use force to hunt them down”.
“The people of Wapenamanda are peace-loving. I want to commend all, especially the Pindakin Tribe, for handing over the (four) suspects.
“I maintain my stand against acceptance of compensation for murder, rape or other serious crimes,” Tondop said, adding that such criminals deserve to be jailed.
He appealed to Topak and Tsak Valley communities to help provide information to capture the two suspects.