Uttar Pradesh shocker: 11-year-old deaf, mute girl sexually assaulted, brutally tortured in Rampur
PTC News Desk: In a shocking incident, an 11-year old Dalit girl with speech and hearing impairment was sexually assaulted in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur district. The girl was found seriously injured in unconscious state. Police have arrested an accused after an encounter during which he suffered a bullet injury in his leg.
The incident came to fore after the family members of the victim girl registered a missing complaint. Last morning she was found naked and injured in a field. She was rushed to a nearby hospital, which referred her to Meerut for better treatment. Police have registered an FIR under charges of rape of a minor and relevant sections of the stringent Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Rampur police chief Vidya Sagar Mishra said the girl's mother submitted an application to the police, informing that her daughter, who cannot speak or hear, was sexually assaulted.
"We registered a case and arranged for the girl's medical examination. Three teams were formed to track down the accused. When we tried to arrest him, he opened fire at the police team. Police fired in self-defence and he suffered a bullet injury. We have electronic evidence against the accused. The girl is being treated," he said. The senior officer said that CCTV footage shows the accused talking to the girl outside her home. "He then convinces her into accompanying him somewhere where she was raped."
- With inputs from agencies
