A cleric was apprehended on Sunday for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl in a mosque in the Alwar district of Rajasthan. The accused, identified as 22-year-old Asjad, took the girl inside the mosque when she was playing outside her house and allegedly raped her, police stated.
As per the report of PTI, police said that the issue came to light when her mother went inside the mosque in search of the girl. The mosque was present at opposite their house.
SHO Rajgarh Ramjilal Meena stated that the culprit has been taken into custody and is being questioned.
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Cleric Arrested For Inciting Brother To Rape Minor Sister In Karnataka
A similar incident came to light from the Chitradurga district of Karnataka on June 3 where a cleric was arrested for allegedly raping a minor in an excuse of treating her demonic possession. The cleric hailed from Uttar Pradesh, was in practice at a local mosque where the girl had been attending Quranic studies for three years.
According to police, the cleric visited the house of the girl and assured her of the treatment. He then persuaded the brother of the girl that having sex with her would likely cure her of being possessed by the devil. Later, he provoked the brother to molest the girl while recording the incident on camera. And, the girl was raped by the cleric himself.
According to India Today, Chitradurga SP Dharmender Kumar Meena said that the brother and the cleric were both detained and put under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (Pocso) Act.
The sexual assault is reported to have persisted for six to seven months, with the brother and the cleric carrying out the crimes once every week. When the girl alerted her mother about her stomach ache and was admitted to the hospital, the situation became obvious.
After the victim's mother filed a complaint at the women's police station, the accused was named in a First Information Report (FIR).