VARANASI: A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a youth at a village in
Chitbadagaon area of
UP's Ballia district on May 14. On the complaint of rape survivor’s father, the police lodged an FIR on Sunday evening. The girl was sent for medical examination. The accused was yet to be arrested.
According to reports, finding the girl alone, a local youth, Manish Yadav, allegedly raped her at a tube well. Two others, including a woman, allegedly assisted the accused. The girl narrated the ordeal to her family members after returning home.
The girl’s father reported the matter to police on Sunday. An FIR was lodged against Manish under sections 376 (rape) of the IPC and the POCSO Act, while his accomplices Vikki Verma and Mansa Devi were booked under section 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC.
Chitbadagaon SO Dhailesh Singh said that efforts were on to nab the accused.
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