Kumar Rajiv Nayan
Ara : An eight year old girl was allegedly raped by a neighbour, father of three children, at a village under Shahpur police station in Bhojpur district the wee hours on June 15, 2019.
A named FIR was lodged by the Women’s police station, Ara, in this connection on the statement of the mother of the survivor. Police brought the girl over to Ara Sadar Hospital for medical examination and will produce her before Ara Civil Court to get her statement recorded under Section 164 of CrPC on June 17, 2019. Police are conducting raids to arrest the accused.
SHO, Women’s Police Station, Madhuri Kumari said that an 8 year old Class I girl student was sleeping along with her mother and other family members on the roof of her house. Around 3am on June 15, a next door neighbour and father of three children took the girl with him and outraged her modesty after tying her mouth. The family members woke up hearing the cry of the girl and came to her rescue. Seeing her family members, the accused fled away from the spot.