<p>Two Dalit sisters were allegedly gang raped by three men after being held captive in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya district.</p>.<p>The victims, one of whom is a minor, have been sent for a medical examination, the police said.</p>.<p>The incident took place when the sisters were reportedly returning from Sherpurpura market near their village under the Bikapur police station.</p>.<p>The three accused held them captive and allegedly outraged their modesty after taking them to a sugarcane field.</p>.<p>They threatened the victims of dire consequences and fled.</p>.<p>Pramod Kumar Yadav, circle officer, Bikapur, said that an extensive search has been launched to locate the accused.</p>.<p>The two girls informed their family members about the incident a day after their return, after which a written application was submitted to the police.</p>.<p>Initially, some local cops tried to hush up the matter, but later registered the FIR after intervention of some senior police officials, according to the victim's father.</p>.<p>The FIR has been lodged against one Bhai Lal Yadav, Tribhuvan Yadav and an unidentified person under Indian Penal Code sections 376-D (gang rape), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (insulting) and 506 (criminal intimidation).</p>.<p>The circle officer said charges under atrocities against Dalits and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences were also slapped against the accused persons.</p>
<p>Two Dalit sisters were allegedly gang raped by three men after being held captive in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya district.</p>.<p>The victims, one of whom is a minor, have been sent for a medical examination, the police said.</p>.<p>The incident took place when the sisters were reportedly returning from Sherpurpura market near their village under the Bikapur police station.</p>.<p>The three accused held them captive and allegedly outraged their modesty after taking them to a sugarcane field.</p>.<p>They threatened the victims of dire consequences and fled.</p>.<p>Pramod Kumar Yadav, circle officer, Bikapur, said that an extensive search has been launched to locate the accused.</p>.<p>The two girls informed their family members about the incident a day after their return, after which a written application was submitted to the police.</p>.<p>Initially, some local cops tried to hush up the matter, but later registered the FIR after intervention of some senior police officials, according to the victim's father.</p>.<p>The FIR has been lodged against one Bhai Lal Yadav, Tribhuvan Yadav and an unidentified person under Indian Penal Code sections 376-D (gang rape), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (insulting) and 506 (criminal intimidation).</p>.<p>The circle officer said charges under atrocities against Dalits and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences were also slapped against the accused persons.</p>