Three youths were arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a girl in Dum Dum area near the city, a senior police officer said on Sunday (November 2, 2025).
The incident took place on Saturday evening when the class 7 student was returning from tuition classes, the officer said.
According to the officer, one of the accused took her to a park where two more persons joined them.
Quoting the complaint lodged by the girl, the officer said the girl was forcibly taken on an e-rickshaw to a shanty some distance away where she was sexually assaulted.
Though the three accused later allowed her to leave the spot, they threatened her not to divulge anything.
