5-year-old UP girl kidnapped, raped while returning home with grandfather
A 29-year-old man was arrested from Uttar Pradesh's Ballia on Saturday for allegedly abducting and raping a five-year-old girl who was on her way home
A 29-year-old man was arrested from Uttar Pradesh's Ballia on Saturday for allegedly abducting and raping a five-year-old girl who was on her way home with her grandfather, police said. The girl was later rescued, and her medical examination confirmed that she had been sexually assaulted. Police said the case was registered on Friday after a complaint was filed by the girl’s father. Based on the child’s statement and the medical report, police added Section 65(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, dealing with rape, and relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The accused, identified as Chandan Kumar Shah, was arrested and sent to jail.
Read Full Story According to the police, the girl was travelling with her grandfather on a motorcycle on the night of June 11. He stopped near a cold storage facility past the Bansdih Road intersection to use the restroom. At that point, the accused allegedly arrived on a motorcycle, picked up the girl and fled. Bansdih Road Station House Officer Vansh Bahadur Singh said the girl was rescued on the same day the case was registered. He said the accused was arrested on Saturday near the road leading from Dhelahwa Baba to Dubhad. Police also said the motorcycle used in the crime had been recovered and seized.
THE RISING CASES OF RAPE IN UTTAR PRADESH In another case reported in March, a man was arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat for allegedly raping a 19-year-old woman after offering her and her two younger sisters a lift while they were returning from an Eid fair, police said. According to a complaint filed by the victim’s mother, the accused, identified as Deepak, persuaded the three sisters to get into his car on the pretext of dropping them home. He then allegedly locked the two younger sisters inside the vehicle and took the elder sister to a secluded place, where he raped her.
The victim told police that the accused threatened her with a weapon and warned her against resisting or speaking about the incident. The matter came to light two days later when the younger sisters, aged six and 12, told their mother, after which the family approached the police. A case was registered and the accused was arrested under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, while further investigation is underway. Ends
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