Man arrested for raping 7-year-old girl in UP's Pratapgarh

PRATAPGARH: A man was arrested in Kandhai police station area of this district on Sunday for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl, officials said. "On the evening of September 22, the girl was playing at the door of her house, when the 22-year-old man from the same village took her to a toilet and allegedly raped her, SHO of the police station Tushardutt Tyagi said.
The accused threatened her girl with dire consequences, if she told anyone about the incident, he said.
A day after the rape, the condition of the girl deteriorated. On September 30, when her condition worsened, she was taken to a hospital where she narrated the incident to her family members, the police official said.
A case was registered against the accused on October 1 following complaints by the family members of the girl, and he was arrested on Sunday, the SHO said, adding the matter was being probed.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)