Uttar Pradesh: Two minor Dalit sisters raped in Mainpuri

AGRA: Two minor Dalit sisters were raped allegedly by two men belong to her neighbouring villages in UP’s Mainpuri district, on Friday evening. The police have registered an FIR and arrested one of the accused.
Police said that the rape survivors— a 17-year-old class IX student and her 16-year-old cousin sister, who is studying in class VIIIth had gone to a field to relieve themselves on Friday around 5 pm, when the two men— Guarav Shakya, 21, and Saurabh Shakya, 20, allegedly grabbed them and dragged them deep inside the field.
The elder one was allegedly raped by Saurabh, and Guarav allegedly attempted rape with the other one, as per the victims’ revelations to the police.
While one of the accused managed to flee the spot, after the victims cried for help, the other one was grabbed by local residents and later handed over to the police.
Guarav’s village was just 100 meters away from the victims’ village, said police. An FIR was lodged against the duo under section 376 (rape) of IPC and Protection of Children from sexual Offences (POCSO)Act along with SC/ST act at Danhaar police station.
While Saurabh was arrested by the police, a man hunt was launched for the other accused, said police.
Station house officer of Danhaar police station, Vinod Kumar, said that Saurabh was produced in the court on Saturday and remanded to judicial custody. He said the other accused will be arrested soon. Medicals of both the girls have been done and the report is awaited. Further investigations are on in the case.
In July this year, a 16-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by three youths for three days, after being kidnapped, and was left in an unconscious and semi-nude state in Mainpuri's Bichwa area.
(The victims' identities have not been revealed to protect their privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)