UP News: A one-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 50-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich on Saturday, news agency PTI reported, citing police. The man has been arrested and is being interrogated, they said. Speaking to reporters, Superintendent of Police (SP) Vrinda Shukla said that the incident took place in the Nanpara police station area.
The officer stated that after the information was received about the incident, a case was registered against the accused under the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, as reported by PTI. According to SP Shukla, the girl was first taken to the district hospital for treatment. Though her condition was stable, she was referred to Lucknow for a thorough examination by paediatricians, she said.
In another incident that was reported from Koppal in Karnataka, a married woman was allegedly raped and her husband beaten up by six men, said the police, as news agency ANI reported on Monday. The police further stated that all the accused were arrested.
The accused was arrested following a police complaint by the victim. According to ANI, the alleged incident occurred at a park near a bus stop in Gangavati, Koppal district, on February 8. According to the police, the victim and her husband were quarrelling at the bus stop over a domestic dispute. As the argument intensified, the six men intervened and started thrashing the victim's husband.
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"They dragged women, thrashed her husband, and one of the accused, Lingaraja, raped her," said Deputy Superintendent of Police, Gangavati, Siddalingappa Gowda Patil, as quoted by ANI. "After raping her, the gang abused and allegedly harassed the victim," the DCP added.
The accused, identified as Lingaraja, Moula Hussain, Shivakumar Swamy, Prashanta, Mahesh, and Madesh, have been arrested by the police, he said.