Uttar Pradesh: 5-year-old Dalit girl raped by uncle in Budaun

BAREILLY: In yet another case of gruesome rape of a minor in UP, a Dalit girl was allegedly brutalised by her own uncle at Hazratpur village of Budaun district late on Tuesday.
In order to hide his crime, the accused uncle even tried to apply mobil oil to stop the little girl's excessive bleeding.
The 5-year-old girl was playing with her friends when the 35-year-old uncle took her to his house in the neighbourhood.The family later came to know about the incident when the minor started complaining of severe pain in her lower abdomen. She was taken to a doctor who confirmed rape.
Senior cops ensured that the girl's medico-legal was completed quickly and she was admitted to a hospital for treatment. The accused has been booked under the IPC sections of rape and the POCSO Act.
The girl's family has been provided Rs 3 lakh under a government beneficiary scheme as they are "very poor". "We have ensured that their ration card was made on a priority basis and a piece of farm land be provided on lease," district magistrate Kumar Prashant said of the steps taken to placate the girl's family.
“The accused has been arrested and the girl is receiving proper treatment. Her condition is stable. She has been discharged from the hospital," Budaun SSP Sankalp Sharma told TOI on Wednesday.
A circle officer will probe the case and a charge-sheet is likely to be filed soon, Sharma said. "We have sufficient evidence against the accused. We will ensure speedy trial in a fast-track court,” the SSP added.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)