3 people were arrested in the Bhavnagar District of Gujarat for raping a 12-year-old girl on a number of occasions for over 1 year.

According to the police, the mother of the 12-year-old girl helped the 3 men rape the girl.

The mother is now on the run.

The incident reportedly took place in Bhutiya Village in Palitana Taluka, and an FIR was lodged on Saturday.

A police officer said the father of the 12-year-old girl filed a case against the three men for repeatedly raping his daughter for over 1 year.

The father of the girl claims his wife helped the men carry out the rape crimes.

The 12-year-old girl said the rapists and her mother would feed something to her father, which made him sleep, and would rape her afterward.

Authorities arrested 46-year-old Shanti Dhandukiya, 43-year-old Babubhai Sartanpara, and 32-year-old Chandresh Sartanpara, the 3 main accused of the case.

The mother of the girl is currently on the run.

A team has been made to find the mother of the girl.