They were booked under sections 296 (b) and 351 (2) of BNS and 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
While sources said the victim was 17 years old, the police claimed he was aged 19. The age of the suspects also could not be ascertained.
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