Belagavi, June 4 -- Three people were arrested and two minors detained for allegedly gang raping a 15-year-old girl multiple times over five months in Belagavi taluk, police said.

According to Belagavi police commissioner Gulabrao Borase, the ordeal began when one of the accused, known to the survivor, lured her to a forested year under the Kakati police limits in January and raped her. "The assault was filmed and circulated among his friends, who then used the footage to blackmail and force her to repeatedly come to the spot. Two of his friends reportedly raped the girl after obtaining the video. Eventually, three more people - also armed with the recordings - joined in the act. This continued till May."

The accused allegedly used to w...