A four-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped by a man in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh, was today flown to Delhi, where she will be treated at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), a senior police officer said.
The girl from Parasmania village was allegedly raped by one Mahendra Singh Gaud (23), who was known to her family, on July 1 in the neighbouring Panna village.
The accused, who had left the child injured at the spot, was arrested yesterday.
Satna Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajesh Hingankar said the girl was flown to Delhi this afternoon.
"Her condition is stable. She has been sent to Delhi for better treatment," he added.
According to the police, the accused lived barely a kilometre away from the girl's house.
"Gaud went to the girl's house on Sunday night. As he was known to the family, the girl's father went out for some work. In the meantime, Gaud took the girl with him to Panna village and raped her. He left her there in an injured condition and went home," a police officer had said earlier.
After the girl's father confronted the accused, the latter took them to the spot where he had left her.
The girl was rushed to a nearby hospital, from where she was referred to the district hospital in Satna.
The accused was booked under various sections of the IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
The incident occurred close on the heels of the alleged rape of an eight-year-old girl by two men in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh on June 26.
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