Kendrapada: Two boys, aged eight and 13, were detained on Saturday for allegedly gang-raping a seven-year-old girl in Kendrapada district, police said.According to police, the alleged incident took place on Thursday evening when the girl was alone at home. The two boys allegedly took her to a secluded place and sexually assaulted her. They also allegedly threatened her with dire consequences if she disclosed the incident.The matter came to light on Friday after the girl told her mother about the alleged assault. Her mother subsequently lodged an FIR with the local police.Police detained the two boys following the complaint. The girl’s statement was recorded audio-visually under Section 180 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). Her statement was also recorded before a court at Pattamundai under Section 183 of the BNSS.The girl and the two juveniles underwent medical examination at the sub-divisional government hospital in Pattamundai. Biological samples and the girl’s clothes were collected as part of the investigation, an investigating officer said.Police booked the two juveniles under Section 70(2) (gang-rape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 4(2) and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.The two children in conflict with law were produced before the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) in Kendrapada on Saturday. The JJB subsequently handed them over to their parents after they gave undertakings to produce the boys before the board whenever required, police said.