Boys, aged 10 and 12, rape 9-year-old in UP’s Hathras, lure her with berries

Boys, aged 10 and 12, rape 9-year-old in UP’s Hathras, lure her with berries

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In India's UP, two minor boys, aged 10 and 12, allegedly raped a 9-year-old in a field of wheat on Friday (March 6). They allegedly lured her with berries. Both accused have been detains and probe has been launched. 

In a shocking incident in India's Uttar Pradesh, two boys, aged 10 and 12, allegedly raped a 9-year-old girl in Hathras district on Friday (March 6). The survivor, who is a class 4 student, reportedly had gone to a forest near her village to collect fodder. The two boys allegedly lured her using berries and took her to a field of wheat.

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As per the police report, based on the testimony of the survivor's mother, “Once inside the field, the 10-year-old boy allegedly held the girl down while the 12-year-old raped her,” PTI reported. Police said that the survivor and both the accused are minors and are from the same village. A probe has been launched into the case, and both the accused have been detained.

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When the child returned to her home, she narrated the ordeal to her family. The family lodged a complaint with the cops at the Sikandra Rau police station. “A case has been registered against the two named juveniles under BNS section 70-1 and 5/6 of the POCSO Act. The girl has undergone a medical examination,” the station house officer said, according to TOI.

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In a similar incident, a 5-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 15-year-old boy in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur on Friday (March 6). The boy allegedly took the child to the fields and raped her, the police said. As the news spread, a crowd gathered and vandalised the house of the accused.

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