Latest News | 3-year-old Rape Survivor Dies During Treatment in UP's Banda

Banda (UP), Jun 12 (PTI) A three-year-old girl who was allegedly raped earlier this month died during treatment on Thursday, police said.

"The girl was raped in a village in Chilla police station area on June 3. She died during treatment at a hospital in Kanpur. The body of the girl was cremated by the family members," Banda police said in a statement on its social media account X.

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The girl went missing from her home on June 3 and was found the next day in a forest area. She was rushed to a hospital, Superintendent of Police Palash Bansal said.

The accused in the case, Sunil Nishad, 24, was arrested after an encounter and sent to jail.

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The SP said that since the girl died during treatment after her postmortem report is received, more sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita will be included in the FIR.

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