India, May 21 -- Three people have been booked for allegedly gangraping a 14-year-old girl at a hotel in Kotwali area of Ghaziabad, police said on Tuesday, adding one of the suspects has been arrested while others are at large.

The incident occurred on May 12 but the victim, a resident of Ghaziabad, could muster the courage to share it with her family three days later only after a friend counselled her, officers said.

Police said the victim's father in the complaint said that on May 12, when his daughter was visiting a nearby grocery shop, one of the suspects who resides close to their home, took her along on the pretext of some work.

"The girl alleged that he forcefully took her to a hotel near the old bus station and called two of hi...