Five-year-old raped by neighbour in Manesar, critical after operation

A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her relative in a village under Manesar on Wednesday night. The villagers caught the 22-year-old accused and handed him over to the police after roughing him up.

Shakuntala Dhull, the chairperson of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), Gurugram, said that the victim underwent surgery and is in a critical condition after the operation.

According to inspector Kanta Devi, the station house officer of women’s police station, the incident took place around 10.30pm on Wednesday when the girl, the youngest of nine sisters, was alone at her house in the village.

The police said that the girl stays with her elder sister and her husband in the village, while the rest of their family resides in Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh.

A case has been registered against the accused under Section 6 of the POCSO Act.

“The accused is related to the victim’s sister from her in-laws’ side and used to visit their house often. He lives in a rented house in the same neighbourhood. On Wednesday night, the girl’s sister was occupied elsewhere and her husband was not present on the premises when the accused came to their house. He took the girl to his place and allegedly raped her,” said Devi.

The police said her elder sister informed their neighbours, who then got hold of the accused and called the Bilaspur police station. Devi said the accused earlier worked as a labourer with a private company in Manesar, but is unemployed at present.

“The victim’s medical examination was conducted. She was in a state of shock after the incident,” said Devi.

The accused was produced in the district court of Gurugram on Thursday and sent to judicial custody, said police.

First Published: Aug 24, 2018 04:19 IST