Six individuals, including four minors, have been detained for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur, a police official said on Thursday. The incident occurred on June 4 under Sanna police station limits when the girl was returning home at night after attending a wedding.
The police said, based on the victim's father's complaint, a case was registered, and the three special teams nabbed all the accused by Thursday morning, including four minors in the age group of 16–17 years. Meanwhile, Superintendent of Police Shashimohan Singh, speaking of the incident, informed, "The victim's father lodged a complaint on Wednesday, after which an FIR was registered. According to the complaint, the girl was stopped by Manoj Kumar (24) and two minor boys. She tried to escape, but was dragged into a forested area and raped. Three others, including Praveen Painkra (21) and two minors, arrived and also raped her."
She reached home in the early hours of Wednesday and narrated the ordeal to her parents, who approached police, the SP added.
Further, the official also informed us that a case has been filed against the accused involved, and a detailed probe into the crime is currently underway.
Significantly, the incident comes months after a 14-year-old boy was detained on charges of sexually assaulting and killing a three-year-old girl in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district.
Speaking of the incident, the police said the girl was declared dead at the hospital after she was found profusely bleeding inside the teenager's home.
“The girl was playing near her house while her father was out on some work. When her mother started searching, a neighbour told her that the 14-year-old and the girl were seen going towards a toilet in his house,” the SP said.
"She rushed to the teenager’s house and kept knocking on the door till he opened it. The girl was found profusely bleeding. The child was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared her dead on arrival. We detained the boy and lodged a case of murder. The postmortem conducted on Monday revealed injuries to her private parts and nail and bite marks on her body,” the SP added.
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