By Rabindra Rooplall

Two soldiers are under investigation as police examine an allegation made by a 17-year-old girl that she was raped by the duo, police said.The teen and soldiers reside in Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo.

According to reports, the teen is known to the two men and they were at a birthday party in Tuschen.

After the party ended in the wee hours of the morning of Sunday morning, the girl was reportedly taken to one of the soldier’s house in the same village where they took turn in raping her.

She was allegedly beaten about the face and other areas of the body after putting up a resistance.

The traumatised young lady, following the incident, made a report to the police, and an investigation has since been launched into the incident.

The 2015 United States Department report on Human Rights said a high number of unreported cases of rape and sexual assault continues to haunt Guyana.