Surat gangrape: Police file charge sheet after 15 days

One of the three accused is dead; all were arrested within a week after they allegedly gang-raped a 17-year-old girl near Mota Borsara

A fortnight after a teenage girl was allegedly gang-raped in Surat district, police on Thursday filed a charge-sheet against three accused, one of them dead now, in a special court here, officials said.

All the three accused—Shivshankar Chaurasia (45), Munna Paswan (40) and Raju Vishwakarma (35)—were arrested within a week after the alleged sexual assault of the 17-year-old girl near Mota Borsara village under Mangrol taluka of Surat district on the night of October 8.

They face a slew of charges, ranging from gang-rape to attempt to murder.