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UP Horror: Minor raped for a year and impregnated by brothers in Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad police on Sunday arrested two brothers allegedly for raping their 14-year-old sister. They had sexually exploited the eighth-grade girl for a year. The matter came to light when the victim’s mother took her to a diagnostic center and conducted some tests which revealed that the minor was 22 weeks pregnant.

UP Horror: Minor raped for a year and impregnated by brothers in Ghaziabad (representative image)

Ghaziabad: Two brothers have been arrested for allegedly raping their 14-year-old sister, a police official said on Monday. The accused were arrested on Sunday and it was found that they had sexually exploited the minor, who is studying in eighth grade, over the past year, causing her to become pregnant. Police took action after the victim’s mother lodged a complaint at Tila Morh police station.

According to the police, the accused repeatedly attacked the girl last year and also threatened her not to tell anyone. The matter came to light on Saturday when the girl complained of stomach pain. Her mother took her to a doctor in Delhi and had an ultrasound scan done. The test reports revealed that the young girl was 22 weeks pregnant, police said.

According to the police, one of the accused is 20 years old and another is 23 years old. Both have been booked under Section 376D (gang rape) of the IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act, Shalimar Garden Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Siddharth Gautam said.