Bihar: Seven-year-old raped in Rohtas, one held

Ramashankar | TNN | Updated: May 3, 2020, 08:16 IST

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PATNA: A 55-year-old man was arrested on Saturday in Rohtas district for allegedly raping his seven-year-old niece. The victim is undergoing treatment at Sasaram Sadar hospital where her condition is stated to be critical. The police said accused Moin Khan had escaped after committing the crime on Friday evening.
Rohtas police station SHO Samrat Singh said Moin took advantage of the victim’s family members’ engagements in ‘Roza’ and took her to his room and raped her. Later, the girl narrated her ordeal to her parents.
As the news spread in the village, the accused fled and took shelter in the house of a close relative at Manu village. “The police arrested him from there on Saturday morning and sent to jail,” Singh said.
“The girl’s statement will be recorded in the court after her condition improves. She is not in a condition to get her statement recorded,” an investigating officer said.
The local residents demanded stern action against the accused. “The accused should be hanged to death. We want speedy justice,” said a close relative of the rape survivor.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)