Bhubaneswar, Oct. 18 -- In yet another shameful incident, a 16 year-old girl was rescued in a critical condition after she was allegedly gang-raped in Bhubaneswar on Friday. Preliminary probe revealed that the victim is from Jharkhand. She was found unconscious with multiple injuries on the roadside in Ashoknagar late in the night.

Initially, locals saw the girl lying on the streets and mistook her for a mentally challenged person. Later, some autorickshaw drivers spotted the girl squirming in pain and rushed to her rescue. They immediately shifted her to Capital Hospital after informing the police. Sources said the girl was unable to speak and was in traumatic condition.

Hospital authorities said the girl was brutally assaulted. Though...