Bihar: Lakhisarai man held for raping niece

PATNA: Police on Saturday arrested a 26-year-old man on charges of raping his six-year-old niece inside his cellphone shop under the Piri Bazaar police station area in Lakhisarai district. The accused was identified as Manoj Yadav.
SHO of Piri Bazaar police station Prajesh Kumar Dubey said the incident occurred on September 30, but the girl’s family members brought it to the notice of police on Friday.“The girl’s statement was recorded on Saturday and an FIR lodged with Women’s police station in the district,” the SHO added.
He said the girl’s parents had sent her to Yadav’s shop to get a sim card recharged when the incident occurred. “As the kid returned home, her parents noticed vaginal bleeding. The girl, however, told her parents that she fell down while playing. Yadav had threatened her not to reveal anything to her parents and others,” the SHO added.
Dubey said as the bleeding did not stop, the girl’s parents took her to a doctor in Lakhisarai, who referred her to a hospital in Munger. “The medical examination at the hospital revealed that the girl was raped,” he said.
SHO of Women’s police station Rita Kumari said the accused dragged the girl to his shop and raped her. “The girl is undergoing treatment at sadar hospital in Lakhisarai. Her condition is stable,” she added.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)