19-year-old woman claims to have been kidnapped, gangraped for days by 22 people in Varanasi

The teen, a resident of the Lalpur area in north Varanasi, left home to visit a friend on March 29, which she often did without any trouble.

However, she failed to return home this time, and her family lodged a complaint with the police on April 4.

She was drugged and released at the Pandeypur intersection by her kidnappers on April 4.

She somehow reached her friend's place that was nearby and was later taken home.

The victim later disclosed the details of the ordeal to her father, who subsequently complained to the police.

The assaults reportedly took place at a hookah bar, a hotel, a lodge, and a guest house in which various people were involved. The complaint mentions 22 people raped her. 

A case has been registered, and the police are interrogating the accused men.

Some of the arrested men hail from the Hukulganj and Lallapura areas and were taken into custody the same night. However, the police are reluctant to give any details since some of them could be minors.