10-year-old girl raped by local youth in Sambhal, arrested

BAREILLY: A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a local youth in a locality under kotwali jurisdiction in UP’s Sambhal on Tuesday.
In a complaint lodged to police, the girl’s family alleged that the accused took the girl, who was playing outside her house, along with him to a field and raped her.
The accused even threatened to kill her if she disclosed the matter to anybody, alleged the family.
Sambhal kotwali SHO Amit Kumar told TOI, “A local youth, a labourer, tricked the girl and raped her. Based on the complaint, a case was registered under section 376 (punishment for rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and relevant sections of the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offenses (Pocso) Act. The accused has been arrested and an inquiry is underway. The girl’s medical examination report is awaited.”
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)