Six-year-old homeless girl raped in Rajkot

RAJKOT: An unidentified man allegedly raped a six-year-old girl in Navagadh locality of Jetpur in Rajkot district on early Monday morning.
Police said the image of the accused had been caught on the footage of the CCTV installed in the area.
According to the police, the survivor was asleep with her parents on footpath. Her parents eke out their existence by begging. The accused picked up the survivor and took her to a dark corner where he raped her.
When the survivor started screaming, three passers-by rushed to her rescue, following which the accused dropped the survivor and vanished into the cover of darkness.
“We have launched a manhunt for the accused on the basis of the CCTV footage. The accused has been booked under sections 363, 366, 376 (B) (1) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act,” said V K Patel, inspector with Jetpur city police station.
Meanwhile, the survivor was sent for medical examination at Jetpur Civil Hospital.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)