Shocking incident in Uttar Pradesh: 7-year-old girl hospitalised after being raped by drunk man in Maharajganj, suspect arrested

Maharajganj, July 21: A man allegedly picked up his seven-year-old neighbor girl outside her house here and later raped her in a drunken state, police said on Sunday. The 35-year-old suspect, Dharmendra, has been arrested, while the girl is in hospital, they added. Shocking incident in Uttar Pradesh: Man accused of raping 4-year-old girl during wedding programme arrested.

According to the police, the incident took place on Saturday night when the girl was playing outside her house. Dharmendra allegedly picked up the girl while he was drunk, stuffed a cloth in her mouth and raped her, they said. The villagers reached the spot on hearing noises and caught hold of the man. They beat him up severely before handing him over to the police, said Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Atish Kumar Singh. Shocking news in Uttar Pradesh: 17-year-old boy tied to tree, beaten to death by family over affair in Pilibhit.

Dharmendra was arrested and an FIR was lodged against him under Section 64 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), the ASP said. The girl, who is in a serious condition, has been admitted to the district hospital, he added.