Shocking! Uttar Pradesh: 19 year-old gang-raped while returning from Navratri event

In a shocking incident, a 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped by three men after attending a Navratri event in the Panwadi area of Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba district, police said on Thursday.

The girl was returning home on Wednesday night after attending an aarti of Goddess Durga for the nine-day festival and was abducted and raped by the three accused, police said. 

All three accused have been arrested and further action is being taken, Superintendent of Police Arun Kumar Shrivastava said

The accused took her to a secluded place behind her house and raped her, the SP said. The accused men were arrested on Wednesday night itself and the girl has been sent for a medical examination. Police is probing the matter.