India, May 14 -- Six youths, including four minors, have been arrested for allegedly gang-raping a minor girl in South Tripura district, the police said.

During preliminary investigation, the police found that the girl met the youths on social media. The incident occurred on May 9 when the girl was going to a local fair with the accused youths, around 10-12km from her residence, the probe revealed.

Her mother lodged a complaint the day after the incident, on the basis of which the police lodged a case against the youths under section 70 and 2 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and Section 6 of the POCSO Act.

"They were arrested based on the mother's complaint. The minors are currently in juvenile homes and the other two are in police cust...