India News | 5-year-old Girl Raped in UP's Muzaffarnagar: Police
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A man was arrested for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl in this Uttar Pradesh district on Wednesday, police said.
Muzaffarnagar (UP), Aug 4 (PTI) A man was arrested for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl in this Uttar Pradesh district on Wednesday, police said.
According to a complaint from the victim's father, the accused took the girl to a religious place in Charthaval village by luring her with candies and raped her.
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A case under section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) as well as under the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was lodged against accused Uvesh, who was arrested, police said.
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