Six minor boys were apprehended by police in Jharkhand’s Khunti district for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl, an officer said.

The six boys are aged 10-15 years, police said on Saturday.

The girl while on way to attend a wedding ceremony near her village on Tuesday evening had an argument with the boys over some issue. When she was returning home after the marriage, the six-boys caught hold of her and allegedly raped her.

Khunti SP Aman Kumar told PTI: “The mother of the victim lodged a complaint in this regard on Wednesday and an FIR was registered. Thereafter, police took all the minors involved in the crime into custody. The minors were sent to a correctional home.”