Mandsaur rape case: People protest and demand death penalty for accused

A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man who abducted her from outside her school in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur on Tuesday. She was waiting for her father outside her school in Hafiz Colony when accused named Imran alias Bhaiyyu abducted on her way home from school on the pretext of getting sweets for the kid. The rapist attempted to slash the throat of the victim after raping her.

The Madhya Pradesh Police on Friday arrested one more person in connection with the alleged abduction and sexual assault of the girl. Asif (24) was held from Madarpura locality of the city, after Irfan alias Bhaiyu (20), arrested on Wednesday night, named him as his accomplice in the heinous crime, as per the report.

The horrific incident has sparked rage among the masses. On Friday, June 29, the people took to streets after the news of rape surfaced and protested against the incident demanding death penalty to the accused. In the wake of the huge protests held by people from place to place in the state, the heavy police force has been deployed in the capital Bhopal and Mandsaur.