Minor girl raped by 25-year-old man in UP’s Bhadohi

A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man in Bhadohi, a village in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Sunday.

On Saturday evening, the victim along with her younger sister was picking up mangoes that had fallen on the ground when Vijay Shankar Prajapati (25), who works in a flour mill, reached there, Suriyava SHO Brijesh Singh said.

He started misbehaving with the girls. The younger sister managed to escape, but Prajapati raped the 14-year-old girl, he said.

The younger sister informed the family members and they arrived at the scene of the accident, but by that time Prajapati had already run away, he said.

The SHO said that based on the complaint of the girl’s father, a case was registered against Prajapati under Section 64 (1) (rape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on Saturday evening.

Raids are being conducted to arrest the absconding accused, he said, adding that the victim has been sent for a medical examination and after that a written statement will be recorded in court.