UP Horror: Four-Year-Old Tribal Girl Raped, Accused Booked

A four-year-old tribal girl was allegedly raped by a villager in the Bhadohi district of Uttar Pradesh while her family was sleeping under the shed of a house to avoid rain, PTI reported on June 24.

Trigger Warning: This article contains mentions of sexual assault and other graphic details.

The accused, identified as Naresh Saroj was arrested by the local police after the survivor's father lodged a complaint against him.

Uttar Pradesh: 4-Year-Old Tribal Girl Raped

The 42-year-old accused allegedly abducted the minor while her family was asleep under a shed of a house to avoid the rain. He took her to an agriculture field where he allegedly raped her, station in-charge Pradeep Kumar said on Thursday.

The family of the girl found her in an unconscious state in the field on Thursday morning, Kumar added.

Further investigations are awaiting the medical examination of the minor.

Madhya Pradesh: Police Assaults Minor Rape Survivor

In yet another shocking incident, a police official allegedly assaulted a minor gangrape survivor after pressurising her family to quash allegations of the case

According to reports, the gang rape took place in Morar, where the young girl worked as domestic help, on January 31. The house owner’s grandson and his friends were named as the accused in the case, however, no arrests were made immediately.

The rape survivor, who belonged to the Scheduled Caste, revealed details of the alleged sexual assault by the house owner's grandson and friends to her family, following which they went to Morar police station to file an FIR under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

Reportedly, there was pressure on the girl to quash the allegations, by both the police and the accused person’s family. Recent reports suggest that the case will now be handed over to the CBI with a senior official taking charge.