BHADOHI: A four-year-old tribal girl was allegedly raped in a village under Suryawa police station area in Bhadohi, police said on Thursday.
The accused, Naresh Saroj (42), has been arrested, they said.
The victim’s family was sleeping under the shed of a house to avoid rain when the accused picked up the girl and took her to an agriculture field where he raped her, station in-charge Pradeep Kumar said.
The family found the girl in an unconscious state from the field Thursday morning, he said.
A case under various sections of law was lodged against the accused on the complaint of the girl’s father.
The girl will be sent for medical examination, police added.
(The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
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