A minor girl was allegedly gang-raped by three people while two others stood there taking photographs of the heinous act. The incident took place a week ago and pictures of the crime were circulated on social media by the accused at a village in Begusarai district of Bihar, the police said on Friday.

The incident came to light after the photographs taken by the accomplices of the perpetrators surfaced on social media, the police said. According to the Station House Officer (SHO) of the Mansoorchak police station Arvind Kumar, the girl was sexually assaulted on February 11 by three people and two others took pictures of the heinous act on their mobile phones.