Fatehabad: Two migrant workers arrested for raping a minor girl

Two migrant workers were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and raping a three-and-a-half-year-old girl in a village in Tohana (Fatehabad) region on Saturday evening, police said on Sunday.

In his complaint to the Tohana police, a migrant worker from Uttar Pradesh stated that he along with his wife was working as agricultural labourers in the fields of a farmer in a village in Tohana area of ​​Fatehabad.

“On Saturday night, three migrant workers, Mukesh, Satish and Sambhu, came to my house. They also hail from Uttar Pradesh and were employed by other farmers in the area. We drank alcohol and the trio went home. On Sunday, around 3 am, I woke up and found that my daughter was missing. She was found on Jakhal Road. Along with my employer, I took my daughter to Tohana Civil Hospital where the doctors confirmed sexual abuse,” the migrant worker added in his complaint.

Devi Lal, house officer of Tohana station, said initial investigations suggested that two migrant workers, Satish and Mukesh, kidnapped the girl and raped her in the nearby fields.

“Both the accused were arrested on charges of kidnapping, rape and invoking various sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSCO),” the SHO added.