Shock from Uttar Pradesh: 7-year-old girl hospitalized after rape by drunk man in Maharajganj, accused arrested

Maharajganj, July 21: A man allegedly picked up his seven-year-old neighbor from outside her house and later raped her while drunk, police said on Sunday. The accused, 35-year-old Dharmendra, was arrested while the girl was admitted to hospital, they said. Shock in Uttar Pradesh: Man arrested on suspicion of raping four-year-old girl during wedding broadcast.

According to police, the incident took place on Saturday night when the girl was playing outside her house. Dharmendra allegedly picked up the girl in an intoxicated state, stuffed a cloth in her mouth and raped her, they say. Villagers reached the scene on hearing noises and caught the man. They beat him up badly before handing him over to the police, said Deputy Commissioner of Police Atish Kumar Singh. Shock in Uttar Pradesh: 17-year-old boy tied to tree and beaten to death by family because of affair in Pilibhit.

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