Kolkata: A 15-year-old girl is allegedly sexually assaulted by four local boys in East Midnapore district of West Bengal. The girl was going on a bicycle with her boyfriend. An official of the Kolaghat police station said on Wednesday, Bishwajit Patra, Sameer Mandal, Saurabh Dolui and another teenager have been arrested for sexually assaulting the girl on the basis of the complaint made by the family on Tuesday. Also blamed him for taking her out late in the evening.

Police said the incident occurred on August 24, when the girl went out with her 16-year-old boyfriend at seven in the evening. The family initially tried to negotiate with the boy’s family and tried to resolve it through dialogue.
According to the girl’s statement, the accused boys saw her in a deserted area and threatened to tell everyone in the village.

“Two boys caught her boyfriend and others molested her,” the officer said.”Medical examination has been done and investigation of the case is going on,” the official said.